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Re: I said "what???"
Hi, Why did they call you? Is that 15 degree delta working for them? 🤔
Yours, Larry
Re: Venting into a chimney
How many stories? Make sure you don't exceed the vent pipe length, also make sure that it is properly supported and pitched for condensate removal. You don't want the weight of 30+ feet of PVC pushing down on the horizontal connector to the boiler vent termination. That may cause the horizontal to fall or droop over time and make the pipe unable to drain to the boiler, then eventually fill up and block the exhaust.
Re: Venting into a chimney
In MA if I go out the side of the house I will need to include a sign on the side of the house, and hardwired C0-2 detectors on each floor of the house (costly add on)…. maybe its cheaper to drop the pipe down the chimney then.
Re: hydronicshop.com
Hard Pass. I don’t trust any foreign country's and/or their website that has no physical address or a phone number.
I can get everything I need locally, and from supplyhouse.com or trutechtools.
Re: leaking return line
CPVC isn't really rated for the temp if steam ends up in the wet return for some reason. Copper is fine in the wet return because steam isn't supposed to be in the wet return so the higher thermal conductivity that makes copper unsuitable for steam piping isn't an issue below the water line.
mattmia2
Re: leaking return line
who suggested CPVC?
Although it can handle the temperature it’s not the material to use.
copper if below the water line
Steel above
pecmsg
Re: I'm getting solar panels. I'll let you know how it goes in this discussion thread.
We're on the same 1:1 deal that @ethicalpaul is talking about. Works out well enough at least so far. Who knows what will come down the road — out power company is happy enough with the deal, but legislators are unpredictable, never mind the public utilities commission…
Re: Recommendation for highly reliable natural gas water heater?...
Someone has a page on how to put a powered anode on different styles of water heater. If it doesn't have a tapping for the anode you can put it through a tee on the outlet.
Anodes that produce the current through an electrochemical reaction are sacrificial. Powered anodes are not sacrificial, they are not consumed to produce the current that favors deposition of iron, it is produced by an external power supply.
mattmia2
Re: Recommendation for highly reliable natural gas water heater?...
Different doesn't necessarily mean goofy.
Unless it's a mouse with 1 button when everyone else has 3. Then it's goofy. 😉
ChrisJ
Re: New steam boiler - newbie help
While the pick-up factor is always interesting, What I want to know-
Why did the original quote include 2 heat only thermostats for a single steam boiler?
Shane_2