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Re: Yellowstone TV show TRVs

I love that you notice these things in the background even in a TV show

dko

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Re: Making hot water without a heat exchanger by routing combustion gas directly through water?

Combustion is acidic , it would kill the fish....

bah! who tells fish to drink it? Seriously, pollutants have to go somewhere. Down the drain; into the air; or get buried.

jumper

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This is interesting. Same setup on the same radiators @DanHolohan and I worked on at The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen. I wonder if this was also a Paul system.
Yellowstone: Season 5, Episode 4

JohnNY

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Re: Cheap Pipe Threader???

ChrisJ, so you're left handed.

JUGHNE

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Re: Making hot water without a heat exchanger by routing combustion gas directly through water?

Those fishes are gonna sleep 💤 with the fishes...in this environment. Mad Dog

Mad Dog_2

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Re: Pfas / forever chemicals

Mad Dog_2 said:

It's funny...Smoking is not good for your lungs we can all agree...They NEVER mention this when they talk about smoking Weed. Conveniently avoided. I think Bob Marley Died of Lung Cancer ♋, right? Nope Melanoma...I'm sure all that pot smoke didn't help...but who really knows...He was one cool dude...Didya know he had multiple species of Lice in his dreads...crazy....Mad Dog 🐕

I think the pot pros like Willie Nelson have all gone to edibles

hot_rod

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Re: Cheap Pipe Threader???

@mattmia2 Thank you for the good tips! Looking at the price that is a no brainer! I might come up with something to swap that OR my bench vice onto studs to swap around.

Now I'm going to be looking for old tools on ebay to fix up. Probably cheaper than the chinese imports and still better even after 100 years of wear. My wife my not like this new hobby....

36"Walworth-Stillson

Vintage Pipe Reamer - Up to 2.5", 1898

AdmiralYoda

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Re: Charging What??!!

I'm a full on Capitalist Pig 🐖...Charge whatever you want... "Price Gouging" gets used too loosely in many cases.. That being said, We are all entitled to think others are "crazy" for spending a certain amount on concert tickets, Sports Memorabilia, Cars, Houses, et cetera...That's Our First Amendment!

We all have monetary limits and thresholds. For pets, I draw the line at 3000 bucks...I did a Consult for a Single, Guy 20 yrs ago in Greenwich Village, Mulberry St. He had an Akita...he spent gladly spent 60K to Rid him of cancer ♋...paid off..He said : "Bro...I got no kids...I love this dog 🐕!." Mad Dog

3000 bucks, thats crazy

hot_rod

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Re: Replacing 1/2 iron with 1/2 copper good idea?

I would guess 1/2” system's are flowing 1- 1-1/2 gpm. It depends on what the circulator is capable of and the head of the circuit

most all baseboard outputs charts show 1 and 4 gpm

With a disclaimer about guaranteeing 4 gpm and if that cannot be guaranteed you must use 1 gpm . Did not Siggy say using the extra power and such to have such a minimal gain in output was never truly worth it , or something to that effect ? Maybe that was just on the Mastering Hydronic Design courses .

Use higher flow rates, above 1 gpm all the way to 4 gpm, if for some under-designed reason the 1 gpm is not meeting the load. It's the number they tested and certified to at IBR, once upon a time. I'm not sure who chose it or why?

With todays ECM 100- 120W would move plenty of flow if you had to run higher gpm for extra output.

4 gpm, if you need to run that much flow in a 3/4" circuit is still in a comfortable flow velocity.

I'm not suggesting you design around 4 gpm, the number is shown in most all radiation charts as a guide to what you get and what it cost in additional pump requirement. Certainly flow rates between 1 and 4 could be considered it's not one or the other.

hot_rod

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Re: Crawlspace treatment

Absolutely Erin! Only defending myself. I will ignore him from here on in. Mad Dog

Mad Dog_2

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