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Re: Happy Thanksgiving everyone
Most people don't have any historical idea of what lead to the first Thanksgiving in America at Jamestown in 1610 and the Pilgrims in 1621. It was rejection of Collectivism and the acceptance of Capitalism which led to prosperity, which our forefathers gave thanks, after two years of a subsistence struggle under Collectivism.
I don't know about you, but I have a lot to be thankful for and am thankful every day.
Re: Is this Air Admittance Valve Installed Correctly?
Hi, Just under the crossbars of the sink drain, sometimes I've seen about half of that area blocked by the wrong washer. I don't see that problem with yours…. But you could test it by putting a bucket under the disconnected drain and see how fast the sink empties 🤔 Could get messy , or interesting 🙀
Yours, Larry
Re: New Video: How to make your steam boiler last forever
Impressive😊
Only difference is the boiler water has been heated and the oxygen has been driven off. I admit that the boiler water is still exposed to oxygen while sitting in the idle boiler.
But I will use an example. We all know that screwing a plug into a steam boiler and no water treatment used the plug will last a long time.
I was call out one Christmas Eve to a post office when a plug on a domestic water tank that was installed 3 years prior had let go and flooded the boiler room putting the boiler and burner that were at a lower elevation under water. Although the burner was completely submerged the lights on the control panel were still on!!
Anyhow my point is that the installer had used a black plug in a DHW storage tank (big no no) and it only lasted 3 years with the oxygenated water and it was a hot water storage tank.
So I think the oxygen has a lot to do with that.
But I agree it looks to me like the use of 8-way is very impressive in maintaining the water quality.
Re: Is this Air Admittance Valve Installed Correctly?
Hi, It's a long shot, but could you get a photo of the sink drain with the strainer removed? I've seen slow drains caused by the washer there blocking flow some. 🤪
Yours, Larry
Re: Book
I think I already sent it to you Jin:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.supplyhouse.com/product_files/108119-Reference%20Guide.pdf
This is a rewrite that removes some of the products that Bell & Gossett no longer market.
Re: Is this Air Admittance Valve Installed Correctly?
It looks ok. Take a look at these installation instructions.
This information can also be applied to the picture of the "Studor" vent you have pictured.
Intplm.
Re: Are people actually saving significant money with pellet stoves?
Nah it was from a commonly shared fake article, it fooled a ton of facebook users since most people don't really understand how any of this works, and those that do would definitely believe a tech billionaire who oversells their product might oversell a new product. It's still funny though imo
here is a link to the original, and again this article is 100% fake news he never said any of this stuff lol
https://web.archive.org/web/20240109175335/https://cosmoheater.store/
GGross
Re: Is this Air Admittance Valve Installed Correctly?
Does that sink have an overflow and what kind of drain is it. I.E. do you use a lever, or knob to close the drain, or is it one of the ones you push down on the top of the drain to close it?
Every bathroom sink I've seen that does not have an overflow drains horribly. The AAV is there to stop you from siphoning the trap out and is nothing more than a vacuum breaker. The AAV would never assist in draining.
ChrisJ
Re: Beckett CG4 Gas burner ... replace QB-180
This will work. We've done it. But don't think you can DIY this- you need a pro to install and set it up properly.
