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Re: Burner technicians -what’s going on in this industry?
Some very good comments here. The fact of the matter is the $$$.When I started late 70's The oil companies would send you to school an have you ride with an experienced tech for a few weeks or more to "learn the ropes". Due to the high cost of labor both technician an vehicle, the consumer would faint if you charged them for a mechanic and a helper to do an annual tune up like they did in the old days. Some companies stopped this practice because after the spent all the money to train the new tech. The tech would go to the competition for a few more bucks. No loyalty, no appreciation.
I work for a private vocational school now, we offer an oil heat course 120 hours 1/2 code (license prep) 1/2 hands on. I think we do a very good job but these students have the basics they still need to ride with an experienced guy for a while. Some companies I'm sorry to say throw these guys in a van and send them on their way. The equivalent of throwing them in the shark pool to teach them how to swim.
CTETeach
Re: Under Slab Insulation Foam Board Size 1" or 2"
Mad Dog, you are like the 5th person to say this to me in the last week….lol…… Im biting…….
knotflyn
Re: Does having multiple zones in large house in Western Massachusetts save money?
The biggest benefit from zoning isn’t necessarily savings in the fuel burn to generate heat, but in the comfort of having the zones where people are at properly heated.
Currently, with the one zone and the thermostat on the first floor, once it’s satisfied, it cuts the call for heat, however the upper floors may not be fully heated yet. Even with heat rising, there is still an imbalance. It also just makes sense to send the most heat to the areas of the home that are occupied. You can bump the thermostat down on the unoccupied floor.
If you are investing in such a nice boiler, it makes sense to also zone the house.
Re: Lunch
"Pine Riders" LOL😀
I came from a non union backround (first 28 years) union for my last 18 years so I had to get used to the "rules"
Re: LNG export increases impact on natural gas’s use for heating in US
https://energybadboys.substack.com/
ratio
Re: What Gas Boilers Are Manufactured In The U.S.A.?
he did 2 years ago when this thread was new…
mattmia2
Re: Is it OK to use old Uponor PEX?
I've never had the rings with the lip on them move.
I don't think rotating the tool is an issue anymore for 90% of people because they're all using auto-rotating ones. It's just us DIY guys left that have to manually rotate.
The last one I did was jammed between two radiator runouts and a steam main in a crawl space and the heat was on. It look me a lot longer to do than it should've and it really wasn't fun. I can't promise the tool was rotated the right amount either, and there was a whole lot of "OUCH, OW, OW, OUCH" going on…….. and maybe some colorful metaphors. If I had 3 hands it wouldn't have been too bad, but trying to get that thing in a position where the pipe wouldn't move, and I could use the tool etc…….. yeah, good times.
ChrisJ
Re: oil boiler seems clogged, no flow
Age of tank? over 40 years old can have a substantial amount of tank bottom deposits. If the underground tank is truly a bottom feed tank (unlikely) then the tank bottom deposits have reached the side discharge that is located near the bottom of the tank.
It is more likely that there is a top feed with a dip tube that comes within 4" from the bottom of the tank. like this.
