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Re: Sad day at work - wall mount toilet tank hole
unless you design it with a full access cover.
mattmia2
Re: Bastian morley gas valve
Can you post a few pictures of the gas valve and the part needed.
Re: Firetube vs Watertube Boilers Explained: Which One Is Better for Steam Heating?
Firetube IMHO. Easier to maintain IMHO.
Re: Is my heat exchanger hosed?
the hx warranty could be 5 years, it could be 20 real years, it could be 20 pro rated years or any number of other terms.
mattmia2
Caleffi Zone Valves
I like the new o-ring seals vs. fiber washers.
Re: Vent placement in home 2-pipe steam heat system
I think @ethicalpaul went on this quest a couple years ago, but you're going to have trouble finding a valve with low enough cracking pressure.
plus you need to save up to deal with that asbestos first.
mattmia2
Re: Radiators make my apartment unbearable during winter
When someone is focused on solving a problem in the design or to make things right by the conventional means, and does not want to do what they can on their own because it doesn't look nice or is outside of what the trade might recommend as a "proper" fix, then you can not fault them in their efforts. I applaud @wisco 's efforts to understand how the building works. I believe his efforts will pay off for the landlord if @wisco can get the landlord's ear with the proper information and fruits of their research. One can only hope for a proper outcome.
If all else fails, I'm sure that the blanket idea will not be lost in spite of themself. I don't believe that @wisco is interested in hearing more antidotal opinions on stopping the flow of heat from the radiator to the room. They have made that clear. How would YOU as an expert in the business solve this? If anyone has actual mechanical, technical, or operational advice (like the Ghost Flow Idea that I can't believe I didn't think of) to assist in the efforts to make the system balanced as it should have been designed in the first place, then please let us know about your ideas.
I am not sorry that I did the blanket suggestion in the beginning, but now that I understand what @wisco is asking, and what they are trying to do, I want to help them understand the "boiler system workings" in whatever way I can.
Although with limited info, I can only make educated guesses. I hope that those guesses are correct and that @wisco becomes the boiler expert tenant that saved big bucks on the fuel and therefore the rent does not need to go up next year.
Re: Who owns who?
Asking who owns whom in tools or boilers… or makes a given brand… try it with cars! At one time — like when I was a kid — at least GM or Ford or Chrysler made all the bits for the cars in their lines — although while engines tended to brand specific, most of the rest of the car wasn't, except for odd trim pieces. That gradually changed and at first engines were no longer brand specific — and now!
Trying to figure out which engineering firm on which continent and in which country designed the particular part, never mind vehicle, and then which factory where actually built which part… a real nightmare. And worse, it can change… replacement parts (particularly electronics) seem to change weekly. With the quality varying all over the map. Often your best bet is to go to your local you-pull junkyard!
