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Re: Rest in Peace
Heredity, lifestyle and a bit of luck. A long life can be a godsend or a curse. I throw the dice every morning I get out of bed. With the way people drive these days, I don’t have long.
Re: Problems posting images
Hi @Erin Holohan Haskell and thankyou! I just want to comment that I'm really liking the new emoji button. I've got so many more choices now. 😁😻🙈
Yours, Larry
Re: Checking an oil fired burner inside a converted Rayburn
Drill a suitable hole in the smoke pipe between the Rayburn and the draft regulator. The analyzer probe goes in the hole when you test. Simple.
Re: Fresh water to boiler
The copper is reacting to the concrete slab that it is installed in. An additive is not your answer.
You will continue to have leaks when copper is berried in concrete. The concrete acts as a corrosive to the copper causing the leaks.
You will eventually need to abandon the copper piping and re-route it above the slab.
Re: Black soot from gas heat baseboards
This article covers it:
You have soot getting into your air somehow. When air is heated and then cooled the soot drops out. So it's accumulating over the radiators. The radiators aren't the problem. You need to find the source of the soot.