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Re: Rinnai Cycling on and off
I finally received the replacement servo/bypass valve and it took me about 45 mins to install it. I now finally have a fully functioning water heater. That was it…
Many thanks to everyone for the ideas and suggestions.
GDS
Re: New Crown boilers - updated piping
It seems like at least this plumber specified a gordon main valve in his quote and didn't put that in. A cheap main vent will fail early correct? I paid for quite a bit of this on my credit card. If he refuses to change the main vent or doesn't respond, I could get a quote from a better steam guy, and contest the amount of that quote against the original plumbers charge on my credit card. Unless people in this group think this is a bad thing to do. I texted the plumber who put in the bad main vent once already about this and he has so far not responded. I will continue to ask him to make it right but I may have to go the credit card route.
He's probably done with you. If he specced a Gorton and put in that thing then yes, that was bad practice on his part. If you do a chargeback, you'll never have him as a plumber again (which might be a good thing). The Gorton would cost him about $45, the one he put on was probably under $20.
To me that's "walk away money" but maybe not to you, I can't choose for you.
Re: Advice for Designing Radiant System for Small Cabin
Here is the woodstove I have in my camper. I heat and cook on it with scrap 2x4 wood, free at most any joibsites. The inventor developed it for sailboats, as he struggled to find a good quality stove for this own boat.
It burns very clean with a bit of a gasification section in the design.
It's about 12" square, takes up little room.
hot_rod
System 2K boiler oddly fires briefly
When the boiler is hot and circulating to the zone calling for heat, it will abruptly restart and fire the boiler for a second, then go back to normal.
Is my energy manager going bad? Is there a short? Any suggestions?
Video demonstrating the weird reboot:
https://youtu.be/--TOEeEDJ2Q?si=IBSaCzSIk2UfRqsi
Thanks in advance!
KyleO
Re: Water consumption in extreme cold weather
For perspective I have a 150 year old house with a 44 year old Peerless boiler. I go through about an inch of water on the site glass per month during the coldest month of the year.
I topped it off a week ago before this cold spell and it has barely budged, maybe a quarter inch?
It is working its butt off right now, but keeping the house warm at 68 degrees.
Re: Smoke smell in house with oil boiler
So there's likely nothing you can do short of turning the boiler off. That doesn't sound like a good option. It sounds like a combustion/Ignition issue which is not DIY. Or a venting issue and turning off the kitchen and bathroom exhausts might help with that. Can you get an emergency service?
Grallert
Re: Water consumption in extreme cold weather
12 seconds!?!
How low on the glass is it after 1 day?
Re: Replacement Boiler Size Question
@dannyg40 If it ain't broke...
That boiler will probably outlast us all.
Re: Boiler cracked?
No, don't believe I'm losing water (unless of course its a real problem and it just happened to start). I have been watching it closely since the main vent failed.
jefftk3
Re: Main vent recommendation?
Those street elbows don't have full-size 1/2" passageways. This can slow the venting rate. I'd change them to regular elbows and short nipples.
