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Re: "Yelp"/ angi list for contractors.
Got myself into a situation once. Bid a job in Connecticut to install 3 emergency generators in 3 fire stations.
Got quotes on the generators and after I was awarded the job by the town the generator company sprung there terms on me that they wanted all the money when the gens were delivered.
Having just started my business I didn't have much cash laying around and I was in a pickle being locked into my bid.
The gen company had an office in CT and there main office was in NJ. Isent back the proposal with 1/3 of the $$ and stated my terms: 1/3 down, 1/3 on delivery, 1/3 after start up (by the gen people) and acceptance by the town.
They cashed my check.
4 weeks later the Gens were ready and they called me form CT office and wanted all the money
I called the main office in NJ and we got in a scuffle. I told him you cashed the check (you could have returned it) thereby you accepted my terms. Things were ok after that.
Its all about leverage in business. You have to keep some bullets in your gun.
Re: repairing a neglected chimney, flue, thimble, liner, and leaks
Or you could remove the masonry chimney completely and use the void left behind to install a manufactured chimney like this: . This is a DIY type of project.
Making a masonry chimney work properly without the water problems you have, is a job for the experienced Professional.
If you get the liner in there and there are any nooks or crannies for water to accumulate, then that water freezes and expands the bricks or stones apart, all the work you have done will be a mess in just a few years. Do it right, or don't do it at all.
Re: some help/advice, pressure shut off, pigtail
I’m not sure why you would say that, @Jamie Hall
I’m fully licensed and insured and operate out of a 6000 sq ft plumbing and mechanical shop located at 591 Valley St in Orange, NJ 07050 and I’m fairly certain that I’m no less capable than Clammy or Ezzy.
JohnNY
Re: Needing help with propane furnace.
that furnace was never designed for temp heat during construction. All that dust and dirt is plugging up everything. I don’t even think it’s worth throughly cleaning. Replace it!
pecmsg
Re: Should I stick with tankless coil?
Any standalone water heater would be better. Gas, or even traditional electric. But I recommend a heat pump water heater which is nearly free to run and often has state incentives available.
Re: Pool Heater Gas Tapped off Interior Lines.
Pool heaters use a lot of gas. Usually 400,000 BTU or so. No one when installing appliances sizes gas lines larger than they need to be.
It would be very unusual to be able to add a pool heater to existing piping.
In addition to that the gas meter may need to be changed.
Re: repairing a neglected chimney, flue, thimble, liner, and leaks
Unless you happen to be a good mason and chimney guy, chimneys really aren't a do it yourself project. Take @mattmia2 's advice.
Oh — and every single picture up there is of a dangerous mess…
Re: Boiler running without a call for heat
It should work the other way around. The thermostat opens the zone valve, and the zone valve requests the boiler. The aquastat will run the boiler — or not — depending on whether the boiler is hot enough.
What you need to do is to disconnect the wires from the thermostat at the zone valve and see if the zone valve closes. It should… If it doesn't, there's a problem in the wiring, assuming the thermostat is off its base.
Re: R454B leak detection and mitigation devise
Every time the patents run out its time to get a new one
pecmsg
Re: repairing a neglected chimney, flue, thimble, liner, and leaks
You need a chimney expert to inspect all of that. It is coming apart because water is leaking in through that failed masonry that someone tried to glue together by parging it. I suspect at very least it needs to be rebuilt from the roof line.
mattmia2