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Re: Homemade Radiator?
Not a crazy idea at all. Some commercial hot water baseboard contains one, two or three rows of element (pipe with fins).
Re: Want to add water to increase boiler system pressure but stumped
while the pressure is as low as it is,
check the expansion tank air pressure, and check no water comes from the schrader valve, set the air pressure to 12, 14-15, that you want your water fill pressure to be,
check the tank before you add water pressure to the system.
neilc
Re: Want to add water to increase boiler system pressure but stumped
It seems like you should get someone on site who is familiar with general hydronic heating systems. A professional willing to explain things while doing things like filling the system and bleeding air out is preferred. Or even another homeowner who has a boiler and hydronic heat, and is very familiar with their system. You are asking questions that are very basic and if you genuinely want to learn you should have someone on site helping you understand the basic principles and the devices on the system.
psb75
Re: Help with a hot water fed home radiant heat system
picture would help
Im envisioning auto air vents, the chromed parts and some sort of remote thermostatic valve with a long cap tube
Any brand names on the parts?
If the system has a small leak, and fresh water keeps entering, that can corrode ferrous parts, like an expansion tank, quickly
Just some wild guesses
hot_rod
Re: Makeup water causing boiler failure due to thermal shock
but if it were oil only the burner would have stopped when the power went out.
mattmia2
Re: How to Remove Sweat Unions
the nuts are not the sealing component, changing them will not accomplish anything. It is the face of the tailpiece that does the sealing, the nut just holds the tailpiece against fiber washer and valve body
hot_rod
Re: How to Remove Sweat Unions
the nuts are leaking because the gasket is bad. get the epdm gaskets that @hot_rod mentions.
mattmia2
Re: Goodman furnace flame flutters then turns off with constant clicking
You may have a cracked heat exchanger. If it is out of warranty then that means a new furnace, If it is in warranty, That means that you pay someone to take the heater completely apart to replace the heat exchanger then put it all back together again. That ain't cheap either.
If you don't have a cracked heat exchanger, Lucky you! but the flame sensor will need attention. That could be a simple cleaning of the electrode or a replacement control and half a dozen other things that cost somewhere between the two. I have tested flame sensor controls by using a propane soldering torch held at the flame sensor to see it the problem goes away, then I know the controls are good and need to look elsewhere. If the problem does not go away with a steady flame on the flame sensor, then I go in the other direction.
EDIT: I'm not recommending that propane torch test to a DIY. Only a short cut to the pro that understands how flame rectification works.
Re: What kind of baseboard radiator is this?
This company make that type of heater, along with a few other companies.
Re: T6
Interesting…. So the thermostat is the part that is opening the burner circuit? seems strange after 40 minutes of operation…. There are some here that have added a time delay on break to the circuit to allow the extra 4 to 8 minutes of off time so the thermostat can cool off before the burners relight and stay lit for a few more minutes when they actually do relight. let me look up the Dunkirk PSb-6D to see where the best place to install that time delay. I'm not sure the thermostat replacement is going to help you in this case.