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Re: Old Richmond Furnace looking to replace Fan limit switch.
Just need a residio or white rodgers combo fan/limit control with the appropriate probe length.
mattmia2
Re: What say you ? She’s steaming
@New England SteamWorks is excellent.
I don't think that is a part of the hx that connects to the firebox and flue collector, i think it is just leaking out in to the basement.
JB weld or jb weld putty will be fine there because it won't get above steam temps because that part doesn't see combustion products. I wonder if you can mix putty and the paste to form something that won't run but is softer than the putty.
mattmia2
Re: Need new boiler
There's a lot more to it than that.
First, "burning poorly" is a service and adjustment problem. Something a competent tech should be able to remedy. A brand new boiler can burn poorly. A 50 year old boiler can burn very well.
Second, rust — without a leak — is not necessarily a problem. Is it leaking? If not, it ain't broke.
Now let's suppose that it is in fact leaking.
To replace it you first need to know what the actual heat loss or power demand of the system is. With hot water heat, there's no point in putting in a boiler which can make more heat than the building can use. Also with hot water, it helps to know what temperature the system needs to run it — which is determined partly by the heat loss and partly by the radiators or baseboards or whatever that are in there..
Then you need to choose a fuel.
Then you can begin to wonder what boilers to look at.
Oh and just one more thing. We don't quote prices on The Wall.
Re: My old Buderus
If you can't afford a lawyer, call the local news channel. Someone came in and completely wrecked your heating system, and they want to charge you more to make it right? That's not how it works.
I'm curious what model Resideo they installed.
And sorry to twist the knife, but we're not allowed to discuss pricing.
HVACNUT
Re: Water hammer in steam system
Check the pitch first before you get carried away. I could be wrong — I have been before. On a short section of pipe like that I'd want to see at least a half inch drop back towards the main.
How to pipe it? Not sure how I'd do it… Get creative.
Re: 1920s Steam System - How to Add Main Vents
The "main". Start with the pipe coming straight up from the T on the side of the boiler in the first picture. That's the beginning of your main, and it remains a main all around the basement until you get to the very last radiator takeoff. It may split, in which case you now have two mains…
And it needs to be vented, which can be done anywhere after the last radiator takeoff and before it drops to the boiler.
Now it looks as though you have at least two drops — they're also in that first picture — and it looks as though one of them may have a pipe from a near floor level pipe, which probably picks up a drop somewhere else in the basement. Problem. Those to drops join above the water line, and that may give some problems. Have to see more to know.
Problem number two: the insulation on those pipes has asbestos…
Re: What say you ? She’s steaming
It isn't an emergency but I would try to do it as soon as you can reasonable schedule it. You could probably get through the season on that if you absolutely had to but it isn't the recommended course of action.
Make sure the LWCO and water feeders work.
mattmia2