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Re: Hartford Loop design origin
Does a plumbing p-trap limit flow? If the Hartford Loop limits flow, it's inconsequential and unintended.
Re: Hartford Loop design origin
Sounds like the Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance and Inspection Company invented it.
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Re: Federal catalog/brochures
Just a curious question on why you are researching all these old boilers?
Standard procedure for steam is to get the radiation load and for HW to do a heat loss as many homes have been upgraded with insulation and windows.
Not a criticism of your efforts but wondering what the value of the information is?
Re: Help identifying contactor terminals
@Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
Leave it to the MFGs to come up with the screwball ideas just to screw everyone up.
I can remember when Scroll compressors first came out and the MFGs said basically " you don't need a CCH with a scroll they will eat liquid" Carrier junk was big on this. After they started replacing compressors they changed their tune
Re: Axeman-Anderson oil fired boiler vs. Burnham oil fired
1300 ohms is still a bit high. You usually can 800-1000
Re: dealing with twists in the pex , not staple up. I have Omega extrusions now. YAY!
I am working on my shop addition currently. I am getting beams and TJI sized. My AHJ requires a licensed engineer stamp the calcs, regardless if they are from a beam/ joist manufacturer quick sheet, or their own engineering software. It is nice to run some what-if examples before sending it off to the engineer.
It amazes me how large of an opening you can safely put in engineered I-joists!
I've been in a few homes with over-spanned or compromised floor joists. A springy floor is one of my pet peeves :(
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