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Re: Getting rid of the old boiler sections
Use a grinder w a diablo metal blade cut a bunch of channel in the proper place and a good wide chiesel and it shold pop the rest of the way . In my younger days i ve dragged them out myself but when i got older started to smash them and got used to having some sledge handles extra but in the past couple of years of still dragging out it was the grinder much quicker and cheaper then buying and replacing multi handles . Now a days when in that situation unless a walk in walk out i make a call and a bunch of super nice gentlemen come and draggem out and dispose of them for less time and money then i ever could do it plus saves the back and enables you to concentrate on the real work at hand . some would rather kill them self and there workers then pay for the service at this point in my life again if its a walk in walk out standard residential boiler ok but on larger one i drop the dime and get the nicest gorillas to do the heavy work it a whole lot smarter that way and nobody gets hurt .
peace and good luck clammy
clammy
Re: No water to third floor
though they could also have expansion tank problems, that wouldn't cause the pressure to be too low to get p to the 3rd floor. it has to be a prv issue or gauge issue if they're filling it manually. bourdon tube gages are really easily physically damaged and made to be very inaccurate
mattmia2
Re: Weil mclain ultra 105
Agree, need pics. You said only 2 zones being used for the second floor. The first floor and basement have mini splits, no radiators or baseboard. So how do 4 thermostats go back to the boiler? There must be at least 2 external circulators. One boiler circulator right on top of the boiler, and a system circulator for the second floor loop(s). Pics please.
In the diagram @109A_5 posted, there should be wires at terminals 1 and 2 on the P15 block. Check the wires and block are secure. Then work your way back with the thermostat wire and tighten any connection or splice all the way back to the thermostat.
If I were to guess, because we've got nothing to work with, I'd say there's 2 zones for the second floor with a zone control panel. The relay that closes XX to signal a demand to the boiler hangs up, so the boiler remains in Standby. Turning the power off and on is like a defibrillator.
HVACNUT
Re: Getting rid of the old boiler sections
Hand truck. 2 guys up top, 2 guys on the bottom.
HVACNUT
Re: Gas boiler won't shut off - Slantfin S-90 DP
@Multiman that's why a real tech would use a meter and test things. Shooting the parts cannon seldom works and gets expensive.
It would be unlikely to get multiple bad thermostats.
But, hopefully the problem is fixed
Re: steam boiler short cycling
An inexpensive Delay on Break timer can be added to minimize the cycling nonsense after the first trip on pressure. There are other ways to minimize the cycling, the Delay on Break timer is probably the least expensive and easiest to install.
109A_5
Re: residential boiler outdoor temperature sensor how to test
that would be an odd temperature range for sensing outdoor temperature 100-240 degrees
hot_rod
Re: Gas Booster
Eh? What is the problem you are trying to solve? Your gas connection to the main and the associated meter — neither of which are yours to play with (you have to get the gas company involved) control the number of therms you can have.
Re: Getting rid of the old boiler sections
A typical oxy actylene cutting torch will not work well on high carbon content iron. It will blow blobs of red hot iron. Plasma cutters work better.
Diamond wheel in a saw works.
All are messy.
Sledge hammers can send pieces of iron flying, approach with care.
I vote for subbing it out :)
hot_rod
Re: New Century House with Two Pipe Steam - Questions
Ok, so notion seems like a to do list, database, Google docs, Excel etc all in one tool.
