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Re: Well that isn't going to work (outdoor unit iced over)

A while back, when you joined the forum, you selected a user name that started with ICED. And now your heat pump is ICED over. What are the odds?
premonition /prĕm″ə-nĭsh′ən, prē″mə-/
noun
A presentiment of the future; a foreboding. A warning in advance; a forewarning. The act of premonishing or forewarning; hence, a previous warning or notification of subsequent events; previous information.
Do you have any premonitions for the stock market in 2024?

WMno57

Well that isn't going to work (outdoor unit iced over)

we've had some bizarre weather here, between rain, snow, heavy fog, etc. Somewhere in there I wasn't paying much attention to the compressor on the northeast corner and it got about 3 inches of ice/snow on the coil. To be clear, it was still running (and heating) somehow. I'm about 15 minutes into running it in full-blast AC mode to try to melt it down, luckily I have multiple ways to heat the space so it's not much more than an annoyance.

Anything I can do to avoid in the future or just... pay attention?

iced98lx

Re: Steam boiler Replacement, Heating system overhaul

I cant with my current set up either because the convection rads are build into the walls, lol

mpitt

Re: Steam boiler Replacement, Heating system overhaul

mpitt said:

Small hooks and hangers 🤣

just like Christmas stockings!

pecmsg

Question about commercial steam boiler venting

When you replacing a commercial steam boiler with a new one, do you install a chimney liner? We dont do the installations any more and just rep boilers. We are seeing one local designer stipulate that a chimney liner is required on all steam boiler changeouts and it really jacks the prices up. I can understand the logic when you replace a hydronic boiler but a new steam boiler is only a percent or two more efficient than an older one. 80-82% We never had an issue with this before. You can imagine the cost for this liner Thanks