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Re: Hydrolevel VXT
Thanks @Mad Dog_2 but you're not going to convince me that this Carlin is a good idea. I manage 4 hydronic boilers, one for 26 years on the other three for 19. In that time, on the flame side I've had to replace one gas valve and one thermocouple. That's it. The Carlin has been making my tenants cold and me miserable now for over 3 years!
Interestingly, to bring it all around, Carlin and Hydrolevel are made by the same company. Hmmm.
Interestingly, to bring it all around, Carlin and Hydrolevel are made by the same company. Hmmm.
Jells
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Re: Ok...now I'm a believer.....
My guys: "I need Diablo blades!!...there the best...blah blah..blah!!" We'll...I finally tried them...its NOLO CONTENDRE....6 cuts in a 4" XH soil stack in 8 minutes...Unreal. I don't care what they cost! Mad DogYou just learned this? First time I tried it about 6 years ago, it made me mad how easy it cuts...lol
Re: Hydrolevel VXT
Permit me to say that it sounds as though you have a somewhat unusual arrangement, which may indeed be difficult to work on. However, throwing people under the bus (you got five in one paragraph, possibly a record) really doesn't work as well as diplomacy and patience.I did not name anyone but Jstar, and were he still around I suspect I would have a working boiler and not be ranting here. I simply told my story, after suggestions that the problem was me. Are you really not as appalled as me that a pro would walk away from a dangerous CO spewing boiler?
It's not an unusual configuration for an EZ gas Pro. Just the burner on a Smith boiler. Both installed new in 2012 by Jstar. If Carlin can only recommend one tech in an area like North Jersey with like 5 million people, doesn't that sound like a problem? Would you buy a car for which there's only one recommended mechanic in your state?
Jells
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Re: Hydrolevel VXT
Permit me to say that it sounds as though you have a somewhat unusual arrangement, which may indeed be difficult to work on. However, throwing people under the bus (you got five in one paragraph, possibly a record) really doesn't work as well as diplomacy and patience.
Re: Hydrolevel VXT
Basically, yes. I would write a more detailed response, but this is not the place for it.Frankly, if I were a tradesperson, I'd avoid this job like the plague...Because of the "difficult customer" who actually knows enough to know when a "pro" is full of it?
Re: Hydrolevel VXT
Frankly, if I were a tradesperson, I'd avoid this job like the plague...Because of the "difficult customer" who actually knows enough to know when a "pro" is full of it?
Jells
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Re: Hydrolevel VXT
Frankly, if I were a tradesperson, I'd avoid this job like the plague...
Re: Hydrolevel VXT
I built my Steam Vapor System from scratch starting in 2001. One 1/2" Apollo Ball Valve. No water feeder. I understand in a commercial situation, but the whole reason for a VXT is to track feed water usage, right? Find and fix the leaks and you can go with several Mc Donnell Miller Models that are very trouble free. I don't know why MM doesn't have a metering model to compete with the VXT?. Mad Dog 🐕I'll say it again, this is a residential multifamily where I do not live. I can't be there checking the level 3x a week!
Holy crap I'm ready to tear my hair out, or tear out this freaking system. It's not just the VXT. Jstar did me a pretty bad turn installing this boiler then vanishing, leaving me a Carlin EZGasPro burner no one knows how to service! The guy doing my work now had to drag a codger out of retirement to get the damn thing to combust properly. That was mid March, and now it won't fire up at all. If I tore it out and replaced it with a standard gas boiler at least my regular plumbing and heating guy could work on it if it was something beyond my skills. I run 10 heating systems and this one has taken over my life. /rant
Jells
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Need advice on Low-Water Cut-Off water feeder
As we are getting deeper into the fall season I decided to go ahead and flush my steam boiler. As soon as I went to operate the blow-down valve on my McDonnell&Miller 51-2 water feeder/Low-water cutoff the blow-down pipe broke off just below the junction to the water equalizing line (see Figure 1 on page 3 of the product manual).
I proceeded to disconnect the junction and was attempting to remove the threaded pipe that connected the float chamber to the junction when this pipe also broke off, leaving a portion of the threaded section of pipe in the bottom of the float chamber.
I'm wondering if there is a simple way to remove the broken and stuck portion of pipe? Or am I better off replacing the whole chamber? Or even replace the whole LWCO/Feeder system?
I proceeded to disconnect the junction and was attempting to remove the threaded pipe that connected the float chamber to the junction when this pipe also broke off, leaving a portion of the threaded section of pipe in the bottom of the float chamber.
I'm wondering if there is a simple way to remove the broken and stuck portion of pipe? Or am I better off replacing the whole chamber? Or even replace the whole LWCO/Feeder system?
Ziamba
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