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100 year old radiator??
Well I found this radiator and couldn’t pass it up! It appears sound but I did not test it yet.
There aren’t any manufacturer’s marks anywhere that I can see. There are small stars on the columns. The casting appears very rough in texture. It’s as heavy as it looks haha! I couldn’t find any similar radiators in Dan’s EDR book.
This came from Williamsport PA. A town that likely had a half dozen foundries back in the cast iron heydays of PA. It is possible it was made locally and there weren’t many produced.
Anybody have any info? Seen one before?
Re: What Am I Working On? An abbreviated photo dump of the month's activities.
Thank you, @Larry (from OSHA) ! Teaching isn't what I'm best at, but it's the best thing I do. Enjoy the holiday.@.
JohnNY
Re: Oil tank slowly dripping from bottom
Well, it is not the tank so that is good. I would have whoever works on the burner fix it. If the leak is that small just keep a pan under it and have it fixed the next time you get service.
Make your service provider aware of this and that they should have fixed it while they were there. Doesn't your oil provider have an oil technician?
Your best bet is to buy your oil from a service provider who sells oil and has a service dept. They are the ones with the incentive to help you out. If you by oil from someone who only sells oil they may have a cheaper price but can't help you because they have no service dept.
Re: Viessmann Horizontal Indirect
If it fits… it ships.
I heard someone at the US Postal Service say that one time.
Re: Viessmann Horizontal Indirect
Have you ever ordered a V. 119-gallon vertical tank? It comes two pieces; the tank and the enclosure and is a PITA to put together.
We also had the room for a horizontal and it’s the perfect height for serving cocktails.
Re: Viessmann Horizontal Indirect
some of the Viessmann boilers matched the horizontal tanks for stacking, the Biferral for example
hot_rod
Re: White-Rodgers 5D51-78 Fan Control - SOLVED
stuff happened with the people that knew how to manufacture stuff during covid. if you bought both from the same place it may have come from the same run.
mattmia2
Re: Short Cycling and High Pressure after a few weeks of warm weather?
I thought I've read that you should run a heating cycle at least after adding any water to get rid of any oxygen, is that wrong?
Yes I believe it doesn't help. Here is why:
- boilers rot out in the steam chamber. They do not seem to rot out below the water line. If oxygen staying in the water longer was a problem, we'd see the rotting happening below the water line.
- If boiling the water quickly after adding it did reduce the corrosive effects of oxygen, then we wouldn't see boilers rotting out from too much fresh water because in almost every case, the water is boiled soon after it is added (because it is added during a call for heat by an auto-feeder).
What I believe happens is that regardless of when the O2 is driven out of the water by heating, that freed oxygen goes into the steam chamber and attacks the metal above the water line, eventually rotting a hole in it.
If you really want to reduce the corrosive effects of makeup water, you can pre-heat the water before adding it to the boiler.
Re: Interior line set runs?
avoid joints in inexcessable places.
pressurise to 600 PSIG for at least 24 hours.
pecmsg