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Re: New Weil-McClain Steam Boiler w Domestic Coil - NOT WORKING - HELP!!
There's a round coil bolted into where the "skim port" should be on a steamer and it has pipes going to it, not just the Aquastat.
My EG series has nothing of the sort there, just a tapping for a skim port.
ChrisJ
Re: Steam boiler equalizer
There is nothing in the Burnham Manuals that state anything about the equalizer except:
- Specify minimum size, no maximum size is given
- Specify that any size reduction must be in the vertical portion of the equalizer
And this in the attached found in the Steam Max manual.
you type faster than me!!
Re: Intermittent Burner ignition
I started having the problem this year with an old LUX PSP511A thermostat before switching to the Nest.
The Nest only highlighted how frequently the problem occurs.
omec
OMEC
Re: Trade school curriculums - how could they be better?
Apprenticeships through union are the best way that I have seen. It's a commitment on par with college typically but you are working and being paid the whole time and when you are done you have options. Being union affiliated has some big advantages if for nothing else than the experience you get.
GGross
Re: Air Scoop/HyVent Leaking
Those HyVents are notorious leakers and your guy did the right thing. Seems as though you have a lot of debris in your system that fouls the valve which then leaks.
In a perfect world, you should install a DirtMag to remove the debris. For the time being, screw down the cap on the Schrader valve to stop the leak and only open it up once or twice a year to vent air and then close it again.
That looks like a Danfoss Zone Control panel.
Twenty years is pretty good for your Munchkin to still be working. You must clean the heat exchanger regularly? I'd be looking to replace it next summer to be on the safe side, especially with a radiant system. It doesn't look like an easy job - very little room.
Re: Need Steam Specialist in Portland, Maine
the reps for that area usually know the knowledge and dependable experts in the various specialties
Maybe try the Dan Davis team for a referral
hot_rod
Re: Troubleshooting No Ignition
When I look at electricity with my eyes, it seems fine also. I can hardly see any trouble. Like it is invisible until it gets to a light bulb. When that happens, I see the light!
In the case of a gas valve, there are a series of safety devices the electricity needs to pass thru. You can find them by following the wires. If all the different safety switches seem fine then you will need a meter to see if one of them is not so fine. ALL the safety devices need to be able to let the electricity get to the gas valve. If just one of the devices is not letting the electricity get to the gas valve, then the gas valve will not open to let the gas get to the burner. When the gas does not get to the burners, then there will be no heat.
Re: Horse Barn Radiant Heat
Therma-HEXX has been engaged to provide a radiant system for post surgery recovery horse stalls in a large animal, surgery hospital in New Hampshire. The task is to provide radiant cooling via the ThermaPANEL radiant ceiling system. The system will be a 12’x12’ overhead array for each stall. It will be cooled, and heated if needed, by an air to water heat pump which will be powered by the facilities net zero solar array. Dehumidification for latent control will also be implemented with positive pressure to each stall. Fabric curtains (outside of the horses reach) will allow air to flow outward. Urine will drain through a specially designed base material to french drains that can also be flushed with fresh water as needed. The main barn outside of the stalls will have venting cupolas.
We have also been tasked with radiant cooling of large indoor riding arenas with the capability of allowing the overhead panels to condense and rain on the dusty soil in the riding areas.
www.therma-hexx.com
Robert Barmore, Founder/CEO
970-274-3414
Oldbugsy