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Re: Thin Tube Steam/Hot water in Barre VT
Don't think about going to two pipe. One pipe is a little trickier to get everything working well — but it does work perfectly well.
The two key things are venting — particularly mains — and getting all the pipe pitches correct or at least reasonable. From the time frame you are mentioning, I'm thinking that some main venting either isn't adequate — or isn't there at all. For radiators, the name of the game is getting each one heating the space the way you want it — and it's much better to start by slowing spaces which are getting too warm.
Re: Thin Tube Steam/Hot water in Barre VT
20 minutes to get heat.
i don't think the boiler replacement is far off with all that moisture.
mattmia2
Re: Thin Tube Steam/Hot water in Barre VT
Mostly looks like normal fiberglass insulation to me. If pipes were never painted they will rust after 100 years. Their exteriors don't mean much relative to state of system or boiler. What if any are the heating issues you are currently having? Can certainly help with your venting and balancing issues if you have any... You can do a leak test (fill till water in boiler comes up the riser) on the boiler to see if it is leaking. If it isn't it may be fine for a while.
Re: Rectorseal 8-way boiler water conditioner
@ethicalpaul will comment he is the expert on this and has U tube videos on it😊😊
Re: buying a hydronics business
I’d have stipulations up the wazoo- his 100k is based on gross profits
GW
Re: buying a hydronics business
Does he want 100K/year for 2 years or 100K total?
Besides him training you what else do you get for 300K?
Is it necessary for you to buy this business to start or can you survive on plumbing for a while to get started.
If you can survive with plumbing until you have a better grasp on hydronics I would do that UNLESS you are convinced that buying his business would generate a lot of income right from the get-go.
Re: Soldering close to soldered fitting
that other half inch copper 90? You’d have to roast that fitting to come close to melting solder on that other fitting. All the pros are worried about that pro press fitting, you’re gonna heat up that rubber O-ring.
GW
Re: Soldering close to soldered fitting
Cut it all out and sweat it. It will take less time than worrying about the press fittings. You have plenty of copper coming out of the valve on the run of the tee. Remove the PP tee and coupling and sweat it.
No need to spend $25 on heat block for what a few fittings cost.
Re: Soldering close to soldered fitting
"Since I don't own a press tool, my first thought was to cut out the section just past the adjacent press fitting and solder replacement copper pipe with a new tee."
If the tee is the press fitting that needs replacement I'd cut out both press fittings and replace the whole section with solder.
Maybe even take off the solder elbow and go fresh from there.
