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Re: Type of fixture ?
Moen 1225 cartridge replacement. It comes with a plastic tool to put over the old cartridge to spin it so it comes out easily.Make sure the water pressure is off it.
hot_rod
Re: Its been way too long.........NYC Gathering..
That's two adventurous Wetheads...Let's go...Who else? Mad Dog
Re: Tankless Coil Intermittent Hot Water
I'll add my experience is that mixing valve doesn't do well in hard water. You can check its function by quickly touching the three pipes going to it to see if too much cold is being mixed in.
Yours, Larry
Re: Its been way too long.........NYC Gathering..
Having a foot operation on 1/29 so probably not
Re: Its been way too long.........NYC Gathering..
No time available in February for me. I can't complain, but sometimes I still do……….. (and you have to be a certain age to know where that line comes from)
Re: Good Protocol For Keeping Water Clean in Boiler
Reddit can be good, but moderation is always a challenge everywhere on the internet. Here we are lucky to have Erin.
the Burnham Independence line seems to not be lasting as long as it once did decades ago and lots of people around here including me would be hesitant to install or recommend one today. I haven't seen a conclusive reason but my favorite theory is that they have changed the boiler castings perhaps to make them better at transferring heat in the name of increased efficiency, and their lifetime has been greatly shortened.
They also make what I think is called a "three-pass" design called the MegaSteam that is highly regarded (but is sold only as an oil-burning boiler). I have no direct experience with either product.
Re: Silly Question
@Intplm., I wish! I haven't been able to track one down.
If anyone is interested in district heating systems, the International District Energy Association is a great resource. They post interesting news about systems in the US and around the world.
Here's a map of the district energy systems in North America:
Re: Silly Question
I spoke to a utility worker in NYC who was fixing one of the "steam chimneys" that you can see installed on the manholes where one of these apparent leaks is.
He told me that the issue is usually not a leak in the steam system, but rather it's a failure of the storm drain that is allowing storm water runoff or some other leaking water to come into contact with hot steam pipes (rather than an actual steam leak). I found that interesting so I'm sharing it!
Re: Condensing lp gas boiler short-cycling
Many LP gas burners have a low gas pressure switch.
Are some of them auto reset? IDK
But have you monitored the gas inlet pressure as these short cycle?
Just a WAG….
JUGHNE
Re: Edr calculations for unusual radiator
@AndythePlumber , the scan that @HeatingHelp.com posted has the answer. Each ~16x13 section is 5 square feet,so 9 such sections is 45 square feet.