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Re: oil boiler seems clogged, no flow
It looks like you have Teflon tape hanging off the flare connection on the oil line at the pump? If that's the way the oil line connections have been made I would be concerned about a suction line air leak. Most of the underground tanks I have encountered are not gravity fed to the burner and require a leak free tight suction line.
Again, a push/pull hand pump could easily be used to figure out what is going on. As well as an oil pump pressure and vacuum gauge manifold.
Re: oil boiler seems clogged, no flow
For the tank to be gravity fed under all conditions (including when you open it up at the filter), the tank must be bottom fed and the bottom of the tank must be ABOVE the burner.
With a top fed tank, the moment you opened both the valve and bleeder screw at the same time, air will be drawn into the system when all the oil in the vertical tube (within the tank) falls back to the level of fuel in the tank..
If this is the situation, you simply must bleed the pump for a few minutes. You do that by starting the burner and quickly put a jumper wire across the the terminals for the cad cell on the 7184. The burner will continue to run until you shut it down yourself. You open the bleeder screw on the pump and run some clear plastic tubing into a one gallon container. Watch the tubing and look for the air. If you still get nothing, after a minute or so…………..you DO have bigger issues, but I seriously doubt it.
Did you change the filter because the burner shut down or just preventative maintenance?
What did the filter look like? Black……….yes, I know. But did it have particulates in it that you can feel?
LRCCBJ
Re: System2000 water tank leaking
There is nothing special about the std storage tank… You can very easily modify an electric WH to fit.
I have done it a number of times.
kcopp
Re: Pressure/Booster Pump for Residence with Low Water Pressure & Flow
Put a pressure gauge after the meter and check the pressure with nothing running. Then turn on both showers and see what happens. If the pressure holds or only drops a little the problem is in the house. If the pressure drops a lot get the water company back.
Re: Pressure/Booster Pump for Residence with Low Water Pressure & Flow
If your static pressure is around 40 psig, that is ample. What you are seeing, though, is somewhere in your system there is a big flow restriction. Without going over the plumbing rather carefully, it's hard to say what — but it could be as simple as a partly closed valve somewhere.
Before you go the expense and trouble of putting in a booster, you need to find that restriction — because if the booster is on the low pressure side of the restriction, it will work poorly if at all. They are designed to take ample water, but at low pressure, and boost that — but you don't have ample water.
Re: Testing a Taco i100C3R-1 Mixing Valve? -- SOLVED
Sounds to me your first step is to flush out the entire system …Use the flush to find and remove any blockage… The water problem is another issue …
Big Ed_4
Re: Ductwork design
Get a ductulator. The instructions are on the back. It will walk you through it. It is not rocket science. Then look for information on line.
Re: She canna take any more, Cap'n! She's gonna blow!
I assure you there are no other air eliminators in the system. Also all the components are connected per “pumping away” - boiler supply, air separator connected to water feed & compression tank, circulator. Pretty much by the book.
—Eric
Re: oil boiler seems clogged, no flow
She's up and running. I rigged up these fittings and slowly increased to a steady 80 psi and then I started hearing hissing which I'm guessing wqs coming from the pipe right outside. But at the same time I also filled up the filter canister with oil so that could have been the problem as well
bentz69