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Re: Ghost or Gravity feed - not fixed with replacement TACO FLOCHEK
are you sure he took the piece of cardboard out of it before he put it in

Re: Electric water or Indirect water heater?
I'd pick a heat pump water heater, second choice would be a resistive electric water heater (which I am quite sure will last a lot longer than 7-10 years), third choice would be an indirect which has so much installation cost and makes you keep running your boiler all year just to heat a few gallons of water per day, it's a solution that only a plumber could love.
Re: Is my Burnham Independence kaput?
Are you in New England? Some areas have a high chloride content in their water that has accelerated problems with Independence boilers rusting out above the water line.
Re: Experiencing a high failure rate with air vents, why?
collecting water is a sign of wet steam.
agreed what is the operation pressure

Re: Navien NCB-H Combi or Lochinvar Noble Fire Tube Combi
your incoming water temperature is the key to dhw performance as @GroundUp mentioned. The water provider may have that exact number
I had 110 Nobel with 52 degree well water and it worked great for two of us
With 10-1 turndown , it will be fine for the heating load
The Knight has some additional features and I like the heat exchanger better
Perhaps a heat pump water heater could be a good option for dhw?

Re: Any ideas why this pump keep going bad?
my bet would be on scaling from hard water, or water hammer. Or both.
That pump is rated to 125 psi.
A lazy hand gauge would capture spikes. 80 psi is about the high side of the pressure. Do you need it that high? Lowering it to 50 or 60 would help all the plumbing components. 80 psi can spikes to over 300 psi with a hammer and spike.
Any application with fast closing solenoids needs water hammer arestors. Maybe one at the end of the supply to the machines. High flow rates and high pressure against a fast acting valve are a big concern.
If you have arrestors they could be damaged
You can get arrestors that go on the individual hose connection, or a large size to cover multiple machines

Re: Viessmann vs Energy Kinetics
Carrier separated from UTC in 2020. Maybe you and I own part of carrier?

Re: Viessmann vs Energy Kinetics
