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Re: Solution Single Room Heating
Electric heat should be fine if sized and installed properly. I am talking baseboard not space heaters. If you need AC then go minisplit.
Re: knocking sound on gas water heater?
If I designed this bathroom, I don't think we would ever have installed the Jacuzzi tub simply because we'd probably never use it, but yeah this is just what I have now.
I will look into the tankless water option. I don't know how long the water heater and bath tub have been up there but I think it's got to be at least 26+ years, and I feel like if the weight caused issues, it would have already caused it?
orioncyg
Re: knocking sound on gas water heater?
If you're prepared to replace it, go for it. Just be ready for a possible small leak to catastrophic blowout of the bottom. Being on the 3rd floor, I highly suggest the new one sits in an overflow pan with automatic cold water shutoff valve. Mad Dog
Re: Piping from scratch
Save yourself and the customer some $$. The old system was probably oversized. Have (or do) a heat loss calculation room x room.
Once you know the heat loss x room
- Pick the radiation that will heat the house at 180 deg water (you can go to a lower water temp with more radiation and save some fuel)
- determine the water flow in each zone (1 gpm will deliver 10,000 btu)
- Size the pipe by gpm 3/4=4gpm, 1" 8 gpm, 1 1/4 12gpm etc
- make piping layout and select circulators.
These are the basics. You can get in the weeds and design all kinds of systems.
Re: Antifreeze
you asked for our advice
You were given that advice
Yet you’re going to ignore it
It’s your equipment, your responsibility
pecmsg
Re: Ruud Monel Water Heater
i think that design became obsolete by the late 50's, i think it is more like 70-75.
mattmia2
Re: Black particles in water: Navien tankless water heater to blame?
You need to do the necessary research to determine that the problem is an inherent problem in the unit and identify the problem, and not the result of any of a host of other causes. It's called proof — and they aren't going to do it for you.
Re: My three worst jobs sites. What are yours?
Aw c'mn guys. Sewage treatment plants aren't bad. I've worked several in my day, and first place you get used to the smell. Second place, personal hygiene is number one. Never washed my hands as often again. Third place, if the operator is any good at all, the place is really pretty clean… and we were really big on confined space protocols.
Oh just one more thing. Don't go for a swim…
Re: Piping from scratch
Scrap the system and run new panel radiators . I would run a home run system (3/8" works here).
Big Ed_4