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Re: Check out this puppy.
@Long Beach Ed It looks like American Radiator put it's name on it. but be careful pluggin' that into the electric outlet. See the insulation missing on that lamp cord near the valve?
Re: Water heater leak? Cause?
The leak is small enough to not actually be wet. That means that some moisture is coming thru a fitting and evaporating away. That needs to be taken apart, cleaned, redressed with pipe joint sealer/compound, teflon tape or all of the above. Then re-assembled tight enough to not leak in the future. Then the union must be re-assembled with the proper gaskets.
Once the repairs are completed I would use a wire brush to get rid of as much rust as possible. Then I would put a coat of Rustoleum over those spots. That way if the rust comes back, then you will know that it is not fixed.
Those are the correct unions for connecting copper to the steel tank.
You may also have a venting problem. when the water heater starts hole a smoking cigarette (or Joint) neat the vent hood and see which way the smoke goes. If you do this on a muggy day when there is some light rain happening, is the best time to take that test. (basically we are looking for low barometric pressure for that smoke test). If the smoke blowa away for a fes seconds on start up then swiftly mover inti the draft hood and uo the chimney, then you dont have a venting issue. If however you the smoke does not enter the chimney of is entering the chimney very slow and lazy, then you may have a venting problem.
In either case you may want to have a professional chimney sweep or a professional HVAC or Plumber that understands venting systems do an inspection to be safe.
Re: Honeywell R845A transformer output?
That thermostat has trouble switching if the voltage isn't there. The little internal battery isn't charging. Get a digital with AA batteries for switching like the Honeywell T4. If you don't want programmable, you can programmable it to be non programmable.
HVACNUT
Re: Lochinvar Knight Boiler Flame Fail Ignition Errors - ready to pull my hair out
can you do it by removing the flue sensor like it says on lochinvar U?
Re: Can't get steam fitting on tight enough
You can grip it at the fitting like a ford wrench. I have some insanely large channelocks that I bought when I went probably 2 sizes bigger than I should have but they have been useful for some things. You also have to buy real channelocks, I have had several brands of knockoffs and they never hold well enough at the slip joint.
mattmia2
Re: 99-year-old reliable (?) boiler - what would you do?
As an owner of a residential American Standard Boiler circa 1964 ( I believe American Radiator merged with American Standard) that continues to run just fine, I agree with advice to keep it. Note the life span of new boilers are a fraction of that of older boilers (a little more than the average refrigerator is my guess). I would add, as mentioned on this site many times before, very few HVAC technicians are qualified or educated in steam for proper boiler installations. Thus, you face another nightmare if replaced - just sayin
Regards,
RTW
RTW
Re: Do these heat exchangers look heavy?
I wish we both were 30 years younger, my friend. But then again, we probably shouldn't complain. Life's been interesting for both of us I'm sure.
JohnNY
Re: Am I missing something here?
I feel like Steamworks has installed hundreds of boilers and is making a judgement call that based on the radiation installed and the PU factor that the smaller boiler will do the job.
You can trust their judgment or go in another direction.
Re: Pitching exhaust towards termination.
Depending on your state, you may be able to have a professional engineer write a statement that the installation is sufficient, safe and correct. In many,if not most areas, that would suffice.
