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Re: grohe smart " stupid box"
I had trouble getting the weird threads to seal and customer service told me that threads like this are common in Europe as they use a fabric like, hemp sealing tape.
Re: Mitsubishi Mini Split - Vane stops swinging issue
manufacturers warranty do not cover labor unless they specifically say they do. I'm not sure how you think any installer would stay in business if they had to provide free service for over a decade on every unit they installed, they would need to charge 5 or more times the install cost I imagine
GGross
Re: Lochinvar WB80 not lighting, many new parts already. SOLVED
you absolutely must adjust the new gas valve with a combustion analyzer or it won't fire properly or likely at all.
probably could put the old gas valve back in and set the combustion properly and be on your way.
the readings on the manometer would be the result of the house regulator and the pipe sizing. there isn't anything really useful to measure pressure wise on the outlet side of the gas valve.
it would be easy enough to test for voltage at the gas valve to see if the harness is intact.
mattmia2
Re: Residential Steam Boiler Replacement - EDR Questions
As they say in Brooklyn, oei vei ( I think that the spelling may vary slightly, depending on which part of Brooklyn you are in). Definitely do not oversize. And even more importantly, don't hire someone who does not know how to size the boiler. Feel free to give me a buzz.
Re: Residential Steam Boiler Replacement - EDR Questions
The cast iron convector elements are similar to the ones I linked below sold today by OCS.
Your 28" ones are about 26 sq. ft. of EDR each.
Maybe someone can offer a more precise rating, but this should be a close estimate.
Re: Lochinvar NKC150N Water Temperature Problem
did you go through the maintenance steps in the manual?
There is a diverter valve that can get sticky from hard water deposits
hot_rod
Re: grohe smart " stupid box"
Intplm.
Re: Another Honeywell Heat Generator
or just keep it upright until you get some plugs in it
mattmia2
Re: New Steam Boiler Installed, Water Hammer, Prematurely Turns Off, Frustrated
A crossover trap connects a steam main to its corresponding dry return, and allows air from the main to get into the dry return. The air in the dry return is vented at or very near the boiler, so a crossover trap functions as a main vent — a very large one, in fact. Proved of course that the dry returns are vented — which they must be anyway.
Condensate from the steam main is handled in one of three ways. If it is a counterflow main, it trickles back to the boiler. Rarely it is handled by a water seal (a loop of pipe from the main to the floor, and then back up to the dry return). Most commonly there is also a wet return associated with the mains, and it just drips into that.
Re: Removing Main Insulation for More Basement Heat?
Bare pipes are radiators. You will be condensing steam to water more rapidly before reaching radiation farther down the line. Cycles will be longer, more fuel used, and possibly less heat to some other radiators. May not be much of an issue, but something to consider.
