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Re: Best Material to Use for Drainpipes in Residential Homes.
I'm not a plumber, I'm an expert on residential and light commercial oil heat and hydronics, So my opinion may not hold as much weight as the others here…. But I would thing the best pipe is the one that doesn't leak! Just sayin'
Re: Best Material to Use for Drainpipes in Residential Homes.
the parts of my orangeburg that didn't have roots in it is 75 years old
mattmia2
Re: Best Material to Use for Drainpipes in Residential Homes.
Hi @ethicalpaul , Honest questions are good. As HR said, PVC drain pipe and fittings are essentially not available where I am, so the realistic choices for me are cast iron and ABS. I do wish we had never gone to foam core pipe. The only benefit is in up front cost. Orangeburg probably holds up better 🙀
Yours, Larry
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Re: End of Season Report V4: Thermal Purge-O-Rama!
I did a simple post purge with my boiler, since it is coal it can overshoot pretty hard after a heat call . This makes wasted idle heat. I just put a single acting aquastat (NO) in the primary loop, just below the high limit setting, in series with the zone circulator.
Once the heat call is ended, a delay off timer receives power. It is set to fifteen minutes, it sends power to the circulator still through the aquastat and finishes five degrees above my low limit setting (I have a tankless coil setup)
works well to keep idle temps as low as possible (though not as low as yours)
https://coalpail.com/coal-forum/viewtopic.php?p=860702#p860702
Flooded Boiler Information - U.S. Boiler Co. advisory press release
U.S. Boiler Company, Inc.
P. O. Box 3020 Lancaster, PA 17604-3020 Phone: 717-397-4701 <a href="http://www.usboiler.net/">www.usboiler.net</a>.
August 29, 2011
Subject: Flood Damaged Boilers
The unfortunate situation and questions relating to flooded boilers and heating equipment arises whenever major flooding occurs. U.S. Boiler Co. customer service and technical service representatives are often asked what should be done with a flood damaged boiler. It should be noted that flooded boilers present a number of potentially very serious safety issues including, but not limited to, the following items:
• Floodwater may enter a boiler and soften the insulation that surrounds the combustion chamber, causing it to collapse into the chamber.
This causes a very serious safety issue, and under no circumstances should any boiler be operated in this condition.
• Additionally, the silt and contaminants potentially contained in flood- water can be deposited inside boiler controls and safety limits affecting their accuracy and ability to operate. This also can be a very serious safety issue and under no circumstances should any boiler be operated in this condition.
• Also, floodwater can cause unseen damage to the boiler that may cause a safety issue or failure months or even years after the incident. Even components that appear to be unaffected may have sustained damage.
Boilers that are subject to floodwaters or other damage as a result of natural disaster are not covered by U.S. Boiler Company’s limited warranty for residential boilers. Replacing affected components in a flooded boiler leaves much to risk, in addition to being an expensive and difficult procedure. As a result, U.S. Boiler Company strongly recommends that any boiler that has been exposed to flood water be removed and replaced with a new boiler.
Do not operate your boiler if any components have been fully or partially submerged in water until the boiler has been inspected and all affected components or the boiler are replaced by a qualified heating contractor.
Please feel free to contact your local U.S. Boiler Company representative with any additional questions that you may have regarding this issue. Also when replacing a boiler, consider upgrading to a high efficiency boiler manufactured by U.S. Boiler Company for future energy savings.
Nate Warren
Residential Products Manager U.S. Boiler Company, Inc. Lancaster, PA USA
JohnNY
Re: Nothing happens at all when Beckett boiler reset button is pushed
The op just replaced the control. The power venter starts the burner does not. Power venter sw. is the place to start or tubing.
Re: Rinnai CX119iN tankless water heating units - leaking exhaust seal
@Alan (California Radiant) Forbes I do agree that one needs to bite the bullet sometimes to best serve the customers, but once again, I'd be looking for a new manufacturer if all they'll pay for a swap is $450. That's garbage. I'm a Lochinvar guy and the handful of times I've needed to do warranty work, they pay my regular rate without question and it's a whole lot more than $450. I swapped out a Ruud combi for somebody last winter (they bought it at Menards and self installed, had a leaking HX after 2 years) and even they being a mediocre company offered a new boiler as paid the full price for diagnosis and swap. Rinnai is a big enough operation that $450 is a complete insult to their supporters.
GroundUp
Re: Best Material to Use for Drainpipes in Residential Homes.
pvc drainage fittings were not available in some western states for whatever reason. Lately I see both Pvc and Abs fittings at suppliers.
One step glue is nice for ABS, but the pipe really warps in the sun, on the truck in a sub-rough outside.
Both cellular core PVC and Abs are more fragile. I always buy solid core pvc pipe
hot_rod