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Re: Slantfin VHS-150 EP Aquastat
Not sure what this means;
" i added heat pumps and besides winter it’s only supplying heat to hot water, and the low diff that is hard set on the Honeywell has it eating through propane for no reason 9 months of the year. "
The heat pumps supply your DHW (Domestic Hot Water) ? The boiler supplies your DHW ? Some other appliance supplies your DHW ?
Did the boiler supply the DHW at some point in time ?
Anyway, shut OFF the Boiler's and / or the system's power, All the power OFF !!! Remove the screw from the relay (Red circle) it does not belong there, and put it back where it belongs (Orange arrow) and secure it. Secure the screw at the Blue circle so it does not fall out. Restore the power. See if your problem goes away.
109A_5
Re: Hot Water Recirculating system?
I set mine up with the intention of adding a pump if needed, however it has performed quite well.
My summer WH NG uses 23-25 CCF a month, about $35 a month.
Would I save 10% a month with the $400 investment? Don't know…..actually don't care. Old guy here……like to keep things simple.
JUGHNE
Re: Alternate means of hydronic heating a room that is kept cool, but occasionally needs to be warmed up
It was some Grainger/Dayton unit heater I got off of e-bay that someone had sitting in a box somewhere for a long time so I'm not sure the model but it is the ones that are rated for steam and hot water so it has a core and tanks instead of just a long finned tube. It would be loud if it were in my living room but it is fine just under the collar ties in my garage.
mattmia2
Re: Alternate means of hydronic heating a room that is kept cool, but occasionally needs to be warmed up
baseboard or panels aren't just radiant, they have a significant convective element. a convector cabinet can have a pretty high passive output but they generally need higher temp water for good output.
mattmia2
Why Your Classroom Unit Ventilator Blows Cold Air and Why Thats Normal, this weeks video
The unit ventilator or univent is one of the most confused hated components in a heating system. Hope you enjoy it.
Re: Alternate means of hydronic heating a room that is kept cool, but occasionally needs to be warmed up
panel radiators if you only have low temp water available
fin tube baseboard or a hydronic unit heater if you have high temp water available.
mattmia2
Re: New NYC steam radiator inspection law - what does it mean?
Good point, well made. Thanks, @Jamie Hall
Re: New NYC steam radiator inspection law - what does it mean?
While I agree with you in principle, @DanHolohan , I have one other — and it's major — concern. If this regulation is necessary — and it may be — it points to two underlying problems. The first is that the people who own and maintain buildings are assumed to be incompetent to perform proper maintenance. This may be true… but the assumption is unfortunate. The second, however, is a deeper problem: it was one assumed that the parents had an absolute and unbreakable responsibility to care for their children, to teach them well (in many different ways!) and to protect them from harm..
This relatively minor regulation is just another one saying that the parents can outsource that responsibility to "society" without consequence — indeed that it is preferable that they should do so.
Not sure I like that.
Re: New NYC steam radiator inspection law - what does it mean?
To All,
This law which is ID as 27-2056.21 in the NYC administrative code passed by the City council by a super majority for the mayors approval does not say:
1 Inspections are to be done annually 2 Inspectors must be master plumbers
The law which is very likely to go into effect if the mayor decides to veto it or not does say:
1 Inspections are to be done semi annually 2 Inspectors can be: a licensed master plumber, high-pressure boiler operating engineer or stationary engineer, oil burning equipment installer, mechanical contractor, building superintendent, engineer or stationary engineer, oil burning equipment installer, mechanical contractor, building superintendent, heating plant technician employed by the New York city housing authority, heating maintenance worker employed by the New York city housing authority, an individual working under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed master plumber, an individual working under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed high-pressure boiler operating engineer or stationary engineer, an individual working under the direct and continuing supervision of a licensed oil burning equipment installer, or an individual working under the direct and continuing supervision of a mechanical contractor that conducts inspections of steam radiators pursuant to this article.
There is a difference between proposed legislation INT 925 and what the council voted on.
