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Re: Most reliable heating system for a home unattended for up to 3 months in winter.
Newsflash from today! We dropped in at one of the daily properties we monitor this morning. No hot water pressure. That's odd. Quick trip to basement. Water heater had sprung a nice leak… No big deal. Turn off the water feed, turn off the power. Nothing got soaked except the floor.
Let it go a week or two… would have been a lot worse.
So. What do you have monitoring the basement? Which fancy widget picks that sort of thing up?
Re: mpy04 air handler Humidifier
Aprilaire model 800 steam humidifier with the fan pack can be stand alone. It'll need electric, water, drainage, and some closet space. But considering the real estate, it shouldn't be a problem.
HVACNUT
Re: Snowman boiler help
I would stick a new modern burner in it if you want to keep it going for a while but re insulating and messing with the flue will be putting good money after bad. It does look in good shape but after 120 years it could lats ten years or quit tomorrow. I wouldn't door fire a burner that old.
Unless the asbestos is friable, cracked or broken leave it alone
Re: Help Choosing Propane Heater valve
There were some retrofit gas valve kits that added spark ignition, as wind, downdraft can some times cause standing pilot issues on ceiling unit heaters. Anything changed in the shop, exhaust system added that could pull a negative?
If it worked in the past, and the venting has not changed, it should be a solvable problem.
hot_rod
Re: Help Choosing Propane Heater valve
Hi, This sounds like an ignition problem which might be fixable with tweaks around the pilot assembly. I'd certainly start there.
Things I'd consider:
Cleaning burner assembly
Checking size of pilot
Checking pilot flame/ thermocouple contact
Checking thermocouple electrical connection and output
Checking placement of pilot flame re main burner
Checking thermocouple when main burner is running to see if overheated
No doubt there are other things, but this is a start. It wouldn't be much fun to replace the gas valve and still have the problem. 👹
Yours, Larry
Re: Help Choosing Propane Heater valve
All those mini explosions can't be good for an old heat exchanger. $2K is a good chunk of a brand new heater.
HVACNUT
Re: Weird air vent
If you decide to give any part of that coin vent twist do it during the week when the supply house is open.
BDR529
Re: 1966 heating oil tank
That’s true, the sludge might be holding things together, but it also hides corrosion underneath. Once it shifts, leaks can start fast. A new tank may cost more upfront, but it saves you from cleanup costs and safety issues later, that’s why replacement makes more sense here.
Re: Main vent hissing steam at end of cycle on new Gorton #1 vent
Your vent is installed in the condensate stream . A dry location would be tapped on the top of the main , past the last radiator and before it drops down to the return . It looks like your main was extended from that connection ?
Big Ed_4