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Re: System 2000 / radiators won't cool off / boiler ignores thermostat
Purchase this:
https://www.supplyhouse.com/Honeywell-Home-40003916-026-Replacement-Head-for-V8043E-Zone-Valves
Use a T10 to remove and reinstall. Two screws………10 minutes and you're done.
LRCCBJ
Re: System 2000 / radiators won't cool off / boiler ignores thermostat
@KyleO If I recall the ZVs on those systems are honeywell. If I am correct you can simple replace the ball and stem without removing the whole valve. I say simply but you will have to isolate and drain the loop. Much easier than replacing the whole valve.
Honeywell, Inc. 40003918006 Honeywell Zone Valve conversion kit
Grallert
Re: No 1 Ideal Sectional Boiler from American Radiator Company on house built in 1926
Yep, pivot needs to be parallel to the floor.
Re: No 1 Ideal Sectional Boiler from American Radiator Company on house built in 1926
that pivot needs to be mounted level across, your's looks cocked, the damper will slide to the low side and bind, again,
the wired device on top is a backdraft sensor, when heated it will/should shut down the burner
neilc
Re: No 1 Ideal Sectional Boiler from American Radiator Company on house built in 1926
Your boiler burned a great deal of sub bituminous coal mined in the State of Washington to make steam.
About the hammering in the pipes, you should take a long bubble level if you have one and check the header pipes for a mild slope back to the boiler. You can do this with the level placed under the bottom of the header pipe first and the pipes coming off the header pipe to the radiators.
Your header pipe and the other pipes may have sagged over time and as a result the condensate cannot drain back to the boiler as it should.
leonz
Re: repairing steam pressure gauges
You could try but what is the gain. You need to be able to trust the gauges. I would make sure they are on brass pigtails and but valves or a pet cock under the gauges you only need to see the pressure when your down there checking so keep the gauges isolated and just open the pet cock when you want to check the pressure. Or buy better quality gauges.
Re: Help choosing a new boiler/hot water heater
This is great advice. Install a boiler and indirect water heater. Less costs of service and repairs and you will be happier with the results in the end.
Re: Help choosing a new boiler/hot water heater
Don't buy a Navien
Don't buy a combi
Install a 60,00-80,000 btu boiler and an indirect hW tank. Lochinvar and IBC are ok.
Short cycling is hard on the equipment but in that range with modulation you should be ok.
Re: Options for heating an unheated porch
One option is a direct vent gas stove. I installed a Jotul Lillehammer in our back porch. If you're moderately handy you can drill through the brick wall with a hammer drill and install the vent pipe yourself. It's just a short horizontal run from the back of the stove, through the wall, with a cap on the outside. (The vent pipe does need to be pitched slightly per the installation instructions.) Get a plumber to run the gas line, wire in a simple thermostat and you're done.
This is a nice option for ambiance if you want to use the porch as a sitting room during winter. Jotuls are high quality and expensive new, bu I found a good used one for $500 on Craigslist. Installed it 10 years ago and never had to fix a thing. We use it all winter and it's great.
jesmed1
Re: Options for heating an unheated porch
Hi, If the porch is wide open, you might want to consider some sort of radiant heater, so you're heating the people rather than the space. If electricity isn't an option, that a portable propane heater could do. If you search "propane radiant heater outdoor", you'll see a wide variety.
Yours, Larry
