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Re: How to clean underground oil tank?
If it's a 500 or 1000 gallon tank you probably can't clean it. The larger tanks have manholes on them for cleaning but smaller tanks do not. Three things you can do for a short term solution:
Don't let the tank get low on fuel
Use fuel oil treatment
Re pipe the burner suction line so it is not near the bottom of the tank. Suction lines are usually 6" above tank bottom.
I am more concerned with the age of your tank and the possibility of an undetected underground leak which could get expensive.
My best advise would be to abandon it and have it removed and install indoor tank(s)
Re: kenmore side by side refrigerator/Freezer
Check the supply and return ducts from the freezer. It also could be the defrost timer or thermostat. The defrost timer and stat are usually relatively inexpensive parts so best to change both.
Re: Gas boiler heating house without call for heat
Having a well stocked service truck is vital to selling service contracts. That relay is something that would be covered under the contract and ordering a replacement relay from the supply house and taking a return trip to the customers home is a cost I tried to avoid.
And you are correct @109A_5, that relay was always on my truck. At least 3 of them, and one each with the 120 VAC coil and the 208/220 Coil. They were very popular in the 1950s thru 1990s, for all kinds of fixes and system designing, before the RIB Functional Devices became popular in the 2010s.
I think that @FrankMaraschino is doing the correct thing ordering the replacement relay. Now will he attempt to put the circulator back on the CR2 contacts?
Ya know I wouldn't be surprised if that relay failed with both the gas valve and circulator overheating the house. The repair tech had that Taco SR501 on the truck and decided that was an easy way to fix the problem without making a return trip with the proper relay. Just let the boiler cycle on the high limit and operate the circulator with the thermostat connected to the SR501. It ain't my gas bill!
@FrankMaraschino probably purchased the home with the heater that way, and never knew any better.
"I love it when a plan comes together"
OK @109A_5 It's your turn to pat ourselves on the back again. LOL
Re: New Century House with Two Pipe Steam - Questions
That radiator! That trough on the top was for water. Probably did have a connection at one time to a water supply and just maybe a drain. The idea was to have it provide extra humidity to the room.
Ingenious…
Re: Gas boiler heating house without call for heat
I think @FrankMaraschino did know his meter, I just did not want to make any assumptions about what he wrote.
I've known many meters over the years VTVMs, VOMs, DMMs and a lot of other Electrical / Electronic test equipment, just wanted to be sure we were on the same page. If a measurement or meter reading is interpreted wrong you may go in the wrong troubleshooting direction.
109A_5
Re: Draft inducer motor for gas boiler
Unless the first failure was a rusted squirrel cage. They are easier to source.
Re: How drain boiler for repair?
the more important part about 50/50 is that it has a lower melting point than lead free solder so there is a bigger window between when the solder melts and when the flux burns away. that is helpful for someone without much experience with heat control.
mattmia2
Re: Draft inducer motor for gas boiler
We all first tried just replacing the motor , learn from our mistakes .. :)
Big Ed_4
Re: Draft inducer motor for gas boiler
Get an OEM motor assembly, not just the motor. Gasket?
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