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Re: Ruud Monel Water Heater
where is it leaking? unless it is a connection it is done. those have a gas valve that is questionable at best and i believe have the inlet and outlet tubes routed in such a way that you can't put a modern t& p valve on them.
mattmia2
Re: Why purge valve above boiler? Pumping Away.
you turn off the “service” valve , open the fast fill function
So water can only go around thru the system, it pushes air as it goes, up through the boiler to the “drain” valve purge point
With this method everything including the boiler gets purged from one point
hot_rod
Re: Repiping monoflo returns, how does this look?
This is what purging might look like in your Monoflo® system:
You will be able to get air out of the main pipe however the risers, especially to the second floor,
will be impossible to PURGE…. they must be VENTED.
Re: Debate me Bro-3/8 inch pex 150 foot lenths AOK for high delta T radiant
You can still get manifolds with 1/2" sweat stubs, add your own pex adapter.
hot_rod
Re: Top draw Roth problem
@BDR529, please follow site rules and be respectful of others. Thanks.
Re: Top draw Roth problem
Not nice. This is called HeatingHelp.com. I don't see how your statement helps
Tom indicated that there are some different possibilities …and some others.
- Dirt fell into the fuel line during assembly
- Leaking flare connection
- Leaking pipe thread connection
- The draw tube inside the Roth tank is not below the liquid and is just drawing air.
- There is no draw tube inside the Roth tank
- The Roth tank valve (that looks like a miniature hand pump handle) is in the off position.
- There is a pinhole in the copper tubing between the tank and the tigerloop.
I have a concern about your three tank descriptions. This could be a recipe for disaster. You may have it under control, but some day you may be on vacation, or in the hospital or just too old, and someone will “do you a favor” that does not understand how you have the tanks arranged. They will open a valve and you will have all the oil from the outside tanks siphon into the roth tank. Please tell me “that all the tanks are at the same level” otherwise you may have this condition:
Of course if you have this setup, you are smart enough to never have all three fuel line valves open so the oil in the higher tanks can gravity flow into the lower tank then spill out thru the vent onto the ground. I just wonder if your helpers will know that if you are not there for some reason when they do you a big favor and order two full tanks of oil so your pipes don't freeze while you are hospitalized …. you know what they say about no good deed
Re: My three worst jobs sites. What are yours?
apparently people not giving a **** the toilet is just dumping directly under the house is also popular.
mattmia2
Re: original circulator sized too small?
So, since 1980 it has never heated adequately?
It would be interesting to check the date code on the 007 maybe it was installed as an incorrect replacement along the way
Or it has worked fine and the system is air locked or the circ is not functioning ?
hot_rod