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Re: A gentle gripe
Well, the supply house that's selling through Amazon will be the one one that stays in business. 😉
Re: A gentle gripe
Quite correct @Alan (California Radiant) Forbes — that's exactly what happened. And I did order the new spout.
And I agree on the PITA — but there better than Moen, and they last longer too…
A gentle gripe
Had the spout on a Chicago Faucets faucet fail this morning (an odd failure — corroded out right at the base, where the snap ring holds the gasket widget). Got the part number from Chicago Faucet, no problem. So… called the local supply house which distributes Chicago Faucets. Can I get this replacement part? Uh… um… duh… hey Joe can we get a replacement part for a Chicago Faucet? uh… gee. don't know. You'll need a whole new faucet.
Now mind, while this conversation was taking place, looked for it on Amazon. There it was, OEM, correct part number, two day delivery. I left that up…
Final. "no don't think so, bring the faucet in (mind, this is an active sink in an active building)".
Ordered from Amazon. It'll be on site Thursday (this is Tuesday).
They could have looked it up too, given me three days delivery, added a nice markup, I'd have paid it happily… but no.
And we wonder why supply houses are going out of business?
Jamie Hall
Re: New Indirect Water Tank
Before tossing the old one how do you know it is the indirect causing the problem?
It could be a control issue between the boiler and the indirect
It could be the circulator
It could be the shower valve
What if you replace it and still have the issue.?
Re: Can you combine Energy Kinetics with Rheem hot water tank?
The way the Energy Kinetics boilers produce hot water is extremely efficient due to the use of the brazed plate heat exchanger and the way it uses two circulators to transfer heat from the boiler to the hot water storage tank. Also the low mass of the boiler and the thermal purge feature of the energy manager ensures that as much of the heat created by the fuel you are burning is transferred to with the space you are heating or the hot water storage tank. It's a very slick and well designed system. I would love to have one in my own home. The design of the hot water storage tank also plays a part in the efficiency of the system. I don't know how easily you would be able to convert a different tank to work in the same manner.
I can't comment on what option for producing hot water would be best for you. It depends on fuel costs, electric rates and how much hot water you use. All I can say is that I never get any complaints from my customers about the efficiency of the EK systems. No complaints about running out of hot water either.
Re: Piping for New Steam Boiler
Keep in mind that no one has any evidence to suggest that the MFG minimum piping requirements don't work.
Re: Bosch Stainless steel Condensing Boiler
You don't use a manometer to set these gas valves. You need a combustion analyzer. You can use your manometer to check incoming gas pressure to the gas valve to make sure you're not losing gas pressure. I would not recommend any adjustment without analyzer.
pedmec