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Re: Radiant Heating Newbie - Guidance Needed
Gordy is correct on all aspects . Leave a 1" space between ends of plates . Make sure full contact is made with sub floor . Roxul stays put best .
Bubble foil does zero as it only provides air space as insulation ( bubbles) , shiny stuff is only as good as how clean it stays and then you have that whole light thing . Air gaps are for suspended tube , Ultra Fin and the like , you know , the least effective ways to do radiant .
Remember to insulate the ends of the joist spaces ( box beam ) on the exterior also prior to putting in your tubing , plates and below tube insulation .
Bubble foil does zero as it only provides air space as insulation ( bubbles) , shiny stuff is only as good as how clean it stays and then you have that whole light thing . Air gaps are for suspended tube , Ultra Fin and the like , you know , the least effective ways to do radiant .
Remember to insulate the ends of the joist spaces ( box beam ) on the exterior also prior to putting in your tubing , plates and below tube insulation .
Rich_49
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Re: Oil to gas conversion with no permit Brooklyn NY?
As a homeowner in nyc I know firsthand what PITA doing a oil to gas conversion is, It only took me 2 1/2 years for mine (but I have Con Edison, that is harder to work with than National Grid)
You WILL get busted without a doubt, your gas usage will jump by 20x and National Grid will think you have a leak and request an inspection.
-You will probably get service shut down which means no GAS at all in your house
-You will get hit with some BIG fines
-The paperwork with the DOB to correct will be a nightmare
I just can't imagine any grown adult trying to do what you want to do. The liability is HUGE.
With all that said, if it's a small home, the plumber can self-cert the job and it's very possible the DOB does not even go. If they do, they might not even look twice at your deck, especially if it looks like it's been there a while.
If it's a multi family, you will get Boiler division to check it out and I don't think they will care about your deck either. And if it's multi family and something happens to someone, good luck.
You WILL get busted without a doubt, your gas usage will jump by 20x and National Grid will think you have a leak and request an inspection.
-You will probably get service shut down which means no GAS at all in your house
-You will get hit with some BIG fines
-The paperwork with the DOB to correct will be a nightmare
I just can't imagine any grown adult trying to do what you want to do. The liability is HUGE.
With all that said, if it's a small home, the plumber can self-cert the job and it's very possible the DOB does not even go. If they do, they might not even look twice at your deck, especially if it looks like it's been there a while.
If it's a multi family, you will get Boiler division to check it out and I don't think they will care about your deck either. And if it's multi family and something happens to someone, good luck.
Re: This never should have happened.
"Trips your relief valves and "exercises" all of your emergency shutoff valves. I.e. those cheap brasscraft ones with the plastic valve stems that are guaranteed to leak."
Sorry but that is something everyone should do on a regular basis. If you "exercise" them regularly, they don't get a buildup and get stuck closed. If they are that cheap that they leak, they should be replaced.
Rick
Sorry but that is something everyone should do on a regular basis. If you "exercise" them regularly, they don't get a buildup and get stuck closed. If they are that cheap that they leak, they should be replaced.
Rick
Re: Buderus 142 issues
Yeah, I forgot about aluminums sensitivity to pH. Need to watch that for sure so you don't dissolve the HXer. Basically, you have accumulated a chemical that has bonded to the heat exchanger surface and is slowing the transfer of heat, causing the steam flash bubbles. Follow manufacturers recommendations as it pertains to chemical cleaners. Sometimes, raising the operating pressure will suppress steam flash.
ME
ME
Re: Bad press for Petro
@brandonf
all,
if you think you're smelling gas, outside, or inside, call the gas co yourself,
things go kaboom all the time, then you hear that "yeah, we were smelling gas for weeks"
call the gas co,
or the fire dept.
I've had lines repaired on both my properties.
First one, my brother, a gas co employee, smelled it, Gas was there within an hour,
Second one, Gas co truck sniffed it on the street, traced it to my outdoors, fixed it next day.
Call the gas co.
all,
if you think you're smelling gas, outside, or inside, call the gas co yourself,
things go kaboom all the time, then you hear that "yeah, we were smelling gas for weeks"
call the gas co,
or the fire dept.
I've had lines repaired on both my properties.
First one, my brother, a gas co employee, smelled it, Gas was there within an hour,
Second one, Gas co truck sniffed it on the street, traced it to my outdoors, fixed it next day.
Call the gas co.
neilc
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