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Re: New Yorker Boiler Coexisting with Hot Water Heater
i wonder if the electric tank is just used to keep the water heated by the boiler hot if it is traveling a significant distance to get to the fixtures.
mattmia2
Re: BAXI DuoTec 40 GA
hold on you said you have an airtrol fitting? can you take pics of the install? airtrol is a specific thing that involves a compression style tank, so if you have an airtrol that would tend to mean you have no air vents, which works well for a cast iron system but not when the air gets trapped in the boiler heat exchanger. need pics
GGross
Re: Seeking advice, new to boilers, boiler broke over winter
"Dual" in this case means there are two points of closure between the gas supply and the burners. It is required by Code for safety reasons and has been for at least a couple decades. But there is only one pilot on this valve.
Re: TigerLoop instalation for Bio Fuel 100 rating
Pipe them in copper. Tiger loop instructions call for replacing the Tiger loop after 10 years. I don’t recall seeing an expiration date on the standard flexible supply house hoses.
But I stopped using them as they would crack at the connection when flexing them while servicing the pump strainer.
I either use Ruby Reds (7 year recommended replacement) or run them in copper, leave them connected and unbolt the pump when I need to swing open a boiler door.
Re: Fire in roof unit of Historic Detroit Skyscraper
probably a motor burning up. if it is a cooling tower some use wood slats although most use some sort of composite or metal or older ones used asbestos cement. could be refrigeration oil or just decades of accumulated grease and oil too.
glycol solutions are also flammable in higher concentrations, i believe that was one of the ways that fieros caught fire.
mattmia2
Suffolk County License
has anybody taken the suffolk county exam? What can I expect on the physical. Looks like an offset and some other stuff. Thanks
Re: Boiler replacement questions
Leaking HX on a 14 year old Buderus is rare. Is there any warranty left on that boiler? The Bosch people took over that line of boilers and they make an even better product. Try to see if the Bosch folks can help you with the replacement equipment. Labor is not covered but it you can get a free replacement or even a pro rated replacement boiler, that is in your favor.
EDIT: it looks like you may be eligible for a 25% discount of the HX or comparable product subject to the limitation of the warranty :
Warranty coverage is strictly limited to the original residential retail purchaser and is voided if the boiler is relocated, installed in non-residential buildings, or if maintenance is not performed annually by a professional. The warranty does not cover labor costs for removal, reinstallation, or repair, nor does it cover parts not provided by Buderus or failures resulting from improper installation, water quality issues, or freezing.
A professional must apply for the warranty.
Re: rannai fryer
So this is where this came from:
I attended Arch Bishop Ryan High School for Boys, and the school was run by Franciscan Priests. There was an Assistant Principal who's name was Father Rennai. I could not help it when I saw Rannia Fryer as the title. Those memories of sitting in detention came flooding back to me!
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Re: Near boiler piping
When? Not being argumentative here, just generally curious. I have been installing and working on WM/williamson for many...many years and never seen one that one had one tappping.
Re: Square Pipes on a Heating System
Very cool video . I started 1981 as an apprentice in the Heating and Plumbing field in East Germany . We only installed coal fired gravity boilers and I would weld and bend pipes all day long .
After I escaped to West Germany I saw what else was possible. OIL and Gas fired boilers , Wall hung combi units , controls etc . I remember having a power outage once in the middle of winter and freezing my butt of and thinking about the good old gravity systems I build decades ago and how cozy it would be .
When I moved to the US I had to learn how things were done there . Good times .
Now back in Germany I deal with Heat Pumps and crazy Modbus controls. Being 62 I look forward what will happen next .
All the best ,
Mario
