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Re: Right or repipe it
Yes it was! When I first looked at it, I started to say the same things that were said by others. Then I decided this had to be a trick question, of some kind so I decided to wait and see what others had to say. LOL Just goes to show there's more than one way to do things, conventional or not, if they work properly, that's the goal state.You mean like, how bullhead tees in a main work properly 99% of the time?
ChrisJ
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Re: Is furnacecompare.com a reliable source for information for gas boilers?
@Steamhead while that is a great boiler with the current rebates it would not be cost competitive. I will be recommending a fire tube style stainless steel boiler with 10:1 turn down. Most likely, I have to see the job first.
Re: New Boiler HTP UFT080
There is no need for a transition pipe with this boiler. We did have one issue with this boiler during freezing rain. As it is a 10 to 1, there is insufficient combustion gas velocity to melt the ice on the supplied grill when operating on low fire. We had to cut some of the grill.
Henry
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Re: Weil-McLain Gas Fried Water Boiler Rusted Out in 3 years
It doesn't sound like someone else is going to solve this for you (or they would have already). This is a very obvious water side issue.
I would either find a new contractor to test the water or have it tested yourself.
I would either find a new contractor to test the water or have it tested yourself.
Zman
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Re: Landlord negligence may have exposed my family to low level CO over a period of 1.5 years.
It's your life so spend YOUR money on the detector and quit complaining about the landlord.
Re: Questions from a newbie on replacing steam boiler
I'm betting you have a dirty heat exchanger.
If the heat exchanger is dirty, the flue gases can't pass through the boiler the way it's supposed to and the flames can start to role out the front.
How does a gas burning appliance become dirty?
It can happen if the boiler is running and there's a lot of dust in the air, via someone sweeping or construction taking place around it.
The burner is drawing air in from around the basement, so when there's dust floating around, it too is burned and can get trapped on the heat exchanger, restricting the air flow it need for good combustion.
Another possibility could be not enough combustion air in the basement.
If there's not enough air for the amount of gas your burning, you could be burning to rich and that too can cause a carbon build up on your heat exchanger.
You can have a heating technician confirm this by taking the flue pipe off and trying to look through the flue passages in the heat exchanger. You could have it cleaned, but unfortunately it's usually a bandaid for what will be an on going problem.
Once a boiler starts getting a carbon build up, it's very hard to get clean enough to have it running like new.
My opinion, start getting prices.
A new boiler has more safeties and better design for efficiency.
When a steam boiler is properly sized and piped by a steam pro, it can be just as efficient, give you as much control, is considered by many to be more comfortable and heat your home for many more years, with much less costly problems that you can have with something else heating your home.
If the heat exchanger is dirty, the flue gases can't pass through the boiler the way it's supposed to and the flames can start to role out the front.
How does a gas burning appliance become dirty?
It can happen if the boiler is running and there's a lot of dust in the air, via someone sweeping or construction taking place around it.
The burner is drawing air in from around the basement, so when there's dust floating around, it too is burned and can get trapped on the heat exchanger, restricting the air flow it need for good combustion.
Another possibility could be not enough combustion air in the basement.
If there's not enough air for the amount of gas your burning, you could be burning to rich and that too can cause a carbon build up on your heat exchanger.
You can have a heating technician confirm this by taking the flue pipe off and trying to look through the flue passages in the heat exchanger. You could have it cleaned, but unfortunately it's usually a bandaid for what will be an on going problem.
Once a boiler starts getting a carbon build up, it's very hard to get clean enough to have it running like new.
My opinion, start getting prices.
A new boiler has more safeties and better design for efficiency.
When a steam boiler is properly sized and piped by a steam pro, it can be just as efficient, give you as much control, is considered by many to be more comfortable and heat your home for many more years, with much less costly problems that you can have with something else heating your home.
