in, ' a pocketful', dan says;

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and any buried steam or condensate lines, it pays to install an inexpensive water meter on the feed line."

does anyone know the specifics of the meter that he's refering to, or do yous have a suggestion?

Robert O'Connor_12

Feeder

Try this!



http://www.hydrolevel.com/pages/products04b.html



Robert O'Connor/NJ

DanHolohan

Yes,

that's a good choice. I wrote the book before that product arrived.

[Deleted User]

and,

can that be applied to hot water also?

DanHolohan

A hot water system

shouldn't be taking on any fresh water. It's a closed system. It needs a low-water cutoff to guard against leaks.

[Deleted User]

taking on fresh water

and that's exactly what i keep telling the knuckleheads that i'm dealing with, but our boiler pro?, he's got? me by experience, has it in his head that leaving the supply water on is the way to go. which brought up the discussion
of metering the water to see if there's a leak. and pro feels more comfortable with a leak/flood damage vs a lwco that could fail, because the high limit could fail at the same time. grrrrrrrr!

Timco

12 psi and a steady leak is a TON of water in a short time. If the supply is off and there is a leak, there will be a drop in pressure that the LWCO will catch. Simple as that. The supply can be left on after a new install to makeup as air is expelled, but is typically not needed after a short while.

Tim

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ton of water

here's a chart that, if i'm remembering correctly, came from a course at york shipley

IT'S JUST A SMALL LEAK

gals/hr gals/mo gals/yr

1-2 drops/min .004 3 35

1-2 drops/sec .05 36 438

intermittant .9 657 7,887
stream

1/16" stream 3 2,191 26,292

1/8" stream 10.2 7,449 89,391