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Re: New steam boiler - newbie help
The individual that installed your existing boiler followed the instructions properly. That is rare to find someone that knows how to get it right the first time. When you get the replacement boiler (if needed) the piping should look very close to what you already have. Sometimes you may get someone that has no clue and will redesign the piping because it is less expensive, Don't let that happen!!!
As mentioned by others overfilling a boiler will not make it go bad. overfilling the boiler may have discovered a leak that you otherwise might not have found, but you want to be sure that you really have a leak and not just a defective steam vent the let water out on the floor as a result of overfilling. Second opinion is always a good idea. If you live near a steam boiler expert, chances are you will find one in the "Find A Contractor" link at the top of this page.
Using the same size as the old one may also be a mistake. If the previous contractor selected the wrong size boiler, you will want to correct that with the replacement boiler. If you even need a new boiler.
Re: New steam boiler - newbie help
I don't see a problem with the piping — or at least not the near boiler piping.
Why do you need new thermostats? A thermostat is just a temperature activated switch…
And is the boiler realty leaking? At this point I've got say I think you need a second opinion…
Re: Who owns who?
You guys know we've now gone into a bad territory……
The kind that gets threads shut down.
Hopefully stuff has become bad enough that enough people are fed up and the trend will start going in the other direction.
Products that are either broken out of the box, or failing 6 months to a year later will upset anyone, and it's happening more and more.
ChrisJ
Re: Zoned system or not?
I'm in the land of 2.5 story houses with finished basements. Often these only have a single air handler in the basement for the whole place. To make it work, you will need some seasonal adjustments (simplest is dampers on the main supply trunk) to divert airflow to the right floor. Also you need a large return near the ceiling on the top floor to reduce stratification. This bit is very important and often skimped on.
Zoning with heat pumps is possible and not too expensive especially if you don't need zones to completely turn off. The idea here is to use dumb zone dampers for small sections where you want extra control driven by a local thermostat that is not connected to the main heat pump thermostat at all. These dampers should be set to never fully close to allow some airflow, essentially just modulate the airflow a bit. Important bit here is the zones need to be overprovisioned as this will only work if the zone has extra airflow that can be throttled by the zone damper.
Depending on glazing and orientation, sunrooms generally need special considerations and in some cases their own heat and cooling source. A wallmount on its own compressors is usually the best option.
Two air handlers is the best option but does add cost. If you go this road, make sure to keep the air handler out of the attic.
If you have previous oil use, you can run through the math here to get an accurate heat loss number to avoid oversizing:
Cold climate heat pumps work just fine in your climate. Sized right and installed with some care, it should have no problem heating the place.
Kaos
Re: New Propane Boiler Options
do we have enough information about the life of the refrigeration system in hp water heaters to work out if the tco is less than an indirect or gas direct fired water heater? with an indirect the important thing for efficiency is to make the tank large enough that the boiler only fires for larger loads.
mattmia2
Re: Triangle Tube Reviews
@Mastreet The quality of the installation is the greatest factor that affects the reliability and lifespan of a boiler. I work on plenty of Triangle Tube boilers that work great and have no problems.
Instead of bashing the brand, how about doing everyone a favor and posting a picture of how yours is installed, all piping and venting included. I bet we can figure very easily from those pictures why you have had problems. Also post pictures of the combustion analysis results, since those are critical for reliable operation.
Re: You Kept Me From Blowing Myself Up Once, Let's Do It Again!
I think I would have done something like this. Eliminating the small high pressure copper line to the regulator.
109A_5
Re: Who owns who?
So what brand of power tool do you recommend as a top quality, money is no object?
There are no "lifetime" tools appliances, boilers, vehicles, hand tools, computers, smart phones, etc built anywhere for any money.
Who would build such a product? Consumers want the newest, latest technology.
I'm 90% cordless tools now, no way I would go back to a corded saw of any type regardless of how well it is built.
If you use tools to make you living, you are not sending it to a repair shop for weeks, even if repair parts are available. I've tried taking some of my older power tools in to one of the few remaining tool repair shops. Unless they have a pile of old donor to rob parts from, they send you shopping. You replace the tool and that is a cost of doing business. Hard to find any repair shop working for under 50 bucks an hour around here, even paying the diagnostic fee rarely pays off.
I buy "out of the box" power tools online to get the best possible prices.
hot_rod
Re: Carbon Monoxide used for public health
@pecmsg ...we were one of MAYBE 5 Irish Families on the New side of How'beach....many fistfights...especially on St Patricks Day..... We played Lynvets Pop Warner Football against eachother, Ozone-Howard LL Baseball, Saluggi, & kill the carrier in the asphalt school yard.
We had sleepovers, BBQs- and Sunday Macaronis together…We also had fistfights atleast once a week...with our friends!!! Great neighborhood to grow up in...very safe...NYPD was rarely called...we looked after eachother... Wiseguy or Law abiding...we were a tight neighborhood I miss those days....Mad Dog
