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Re: Taco SR501 switching relay
@EdTheHeaterMan bingo. There are certainly some applications where the piping is less than ideal that some sort of positive shutoff would be necessary, but when properly piped there is absolutely no need for a zone valve in addition to the circulator.
GroundUp
Re: Help with Goodman GSXC16 Error code 04
All this talk about the electric service is moot. The electric company fixed the problem and now we are just waiting on the warranty replacement parts. Other neighbors on the same underground service past my son's home also experienced electrical problems and their light dimming problems have also stopped. Many problems solved. Still getting error 04. Now we will see if the replacement board will correct that problem.
I'm just giving all here an update now that I believe that the issue will be corrected as soon as the PCB in replaced. I believe that some hard to solve problems here never reach a conclusion because once it is fixed, there is no need to post anything here and we all would like to know what happened. Did the problem get fixed? Did the the equipment get replaced? Did the wrong steam piping get repiped correctly? Did the house blow up? Did the OP die in the explosion? Just wanted everyone to know that I'm still alive!🤣
Stay tuned to this channel for more updates after station identification.
Re: Square Plug wrench
You have a little or no chance of pulling that plug out after 20 years.
kcopp
Re: Taco SR501 switching relay
If it's piped correctly, there is no reason to have a zone valve at all.
GroundUp
Re: Radiant heat with oil? Can it be done?
Sure, any heat source can be used for hydronic radiant.
Be aware that snowmelt takes a lot of boiler capacity. The boiler you have may not have the capacity to heat and melt snow.
It may be wise to have a dedicated boiler for the SIM (snow ice melt)
hot_rod
Re: Radiant heat with oil? Can it be done?
Of course you can do radiant with oil. Your heating water the fuel does not matter. You can heat water wit electric, natural gas, propane oil or solar.
You just need an installer who knows how to do it and you need the right equipment pump, mixing valve and the know how to pipe it right.
Radiant heat with oil? Can it be done?
So, here's the situation - I live out in (semi) rural PA. Needless to say, no gas in the street. My (new to me) house has oil - a Crown, about 15 years or so old. Currently, the heat is via hot water baseboard. Boiler control is a Resideo electronic, flamethrower is a Becket of some sort. Nothing fancy. Two zones. Domestic water was a coil, but now is a heat pump hot water heater. Propane exists for the stove.
The front walkway is being done, and snow melt piping will be put in fr future snow melt implementation.
But that got me thinking - can I do radiant heat in the house with an oil system? The boiler still has life, but I've not heard of anyone doing radiant (or snowmelt) with oil. Radiant has a few advantages for me - my kitchen has basically no room for radiators, and most of the other rooms fall short, too. The house sits over a concrete floor basement, so installation access is ideal.
Anyone ever seen radiant/snowmelt with oil? I know radiant is lower temperature, which seems to be something a conventional oil boiler may not like, and I've never heard of a modulating condensing oil boiler. Should I look into going propane next summer? Would hate to ditch a boiler with life in it (and it's in good shape, too)
Thanks!
Re: Packing Heat
Time POV. If your family is going to keep home for thirty years going off grid will eventually pay handsomely. That is because eventually anyone connected will have to pay her fair share of maintaining grid. No matter how few kwhr she requires. Similarly electric car owners will have to kick in road taxes.
jumper
Re: Refurbished radiator making bird noises. Not vent?
Use extra layers of teflon tape with the vent. - try 6 wraps and use more if you think it may still be bottoming out. It's possible the vent it bottoming out allowing a very tiny amount of steam to escape
BobC