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Boonierat
Boonierat Member Posts: 58
in THE MAIN WALL
G'morning Mr. Dunn:
Very nice work; obviously a lot of thought and care went into this. I am curious...................do Spirovent vents weep or spit so much that they require a seperate drain ??? What's your history been with those ???
Best Regards
Nels

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  • Mike Dunn
    Mike Dunn Member Posts: 189
    Love to look at pics

    I always enjoy when others here post pics of their installations. I always seem to pick up something, sometimes even from the critism's. So I thought I would post some pics of a few of my projects and see what ideas spring up.

    Thanks

    Brown Garage Project***
    Fireworks Forever warehouse project(Fireworks 1,2,3)***
    Miller Brothers Auto (My very first project as a contractor)(MBA 1,2,3,4,5)***
    RMF Auto Repair project (RMF 1,2,3,4,5)
  • Norm Harvey
    Norm Harvey Member Posts: 684


    Simply wonderous!

    Excellent work!

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  • Robert O'Connor_12
    Robert O'Connor_12 Member Posts: 728
    Nice!

    Great work. Keep um comming.


    Robert O'Connor/NJ
  • Rocky_3
    Rocky_3 Member Posts: 236
    I like-y

    Spiro-Vent drain. Nice touch.
    Rocky
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 672
    wowie-wow-wow!

    real nice, real nice!
  • Couderay
    Couderay Member Posts: 314
    Industrial art??

    Now that's industrial art. AWESOME
  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,078
    very, very nice work!!

    your truely a master of your craft..excellent work!!

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  • Paul Pollets
    Paul Pollets Member Posts: 3,662
    Combustible base

    Nice work! My only comment would be that the garage boiler stand requires a sheet of Duroc or Wonderboard between the boiler and the wood base. The boiler must sit on a non-combustible base.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    Nice Work!!

    My only suggestions would be...

    1. Discover ModCon boilers. You're worth the extra money.

    2. Discover reverse indirects. They're worth the extra money, especially when tied to a modcon.

    Excellent craftsmanship. You must have had a great mentor.

    ME
  • Mike Dunn
    Mike Dunn Member Posts: 189
    Thanks Mark

    Two of those jobs were waste oil boilers with nat gas back-up. Couldn't convince the owners to go mod con for back-ups. Alot of garage projects we do have no interior water piping or drains so no place for the condensate to go. In WI we cannot pump it out on the ground. So I use the non condensing or electric in those situations. I have about six mod con projects out there now.

    I have had many mentors along the way and still call upon them when needed.

    Again thanks for the compliments.
  • Mike Dunn
    Mike Dunn Member Posts: 189
    Thanks Paul

    That project took place a couple of years ago and the owner has since place a thin sheet of metal underneath.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 672
    indus art, if yer strictly into

    a ruler and straight lines; ie, mechanial drawing. but if you can appreciate the discoveries of coloring outside the lines; here's what can be done with a discarded 8" weld ell, some creative thought/the other mother of invention, and a lot of elbow grease. and.....it won a blue ribbon and put $750 in me pocket

    but, if you prefer the straight and narrow; here's my very 1st project from 10yrs ago in my house
  • Wayco Wayne_2
    Wayco Wayne_2 Member Posts: 2,479
    It's posts like these...

    that make me hesitate to put my own pics on anymore. Stellar work. Beautifully put together. You should be bragging. WW

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  • Mike Dunn
    Mike Dunn Member Posts: 189
    nels

    I do not pipe drains to the spirovent anymore. The very first system I did on my own was a change-out.After installing the spirovent I misinterpreted the supply and return (I know, totally newb mistake) piping and when I purged I would spit out alot of water. At the time I thought this was normal but have since learned it's not. Since that first job I have had zero problems with using over a dozen spirovents.
  • Joannie_15
    Joannie_15 Member Posts: 115
    Nice Bowl!

    That's really beautiful!!!
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 672
    why thank you ma'am

    bowls, like wombs, are feminine objects, and it's usually the feminine eye that it catches
  • Mark Biro
    Mark Biro Member Posts: 46
    What thermometers are those?

    Mike, a newbie question, please: on Fireworks 2 you use thermometers on supplies and returns. Cool.

    You used 2 formats: dial and linear.
    Q: why the different formats, and what manufacturers? Thanks!
  • Mike Dunn
    Mike Dunn Member Posts: 189
    thermometers

    Hi Gregg, I used two different styles mostly for comparison reasons. I continue to use the linear style because I thought it to be more accurate and they can be readily removed from the well that it sits in. The brand is Weiss (TL5S series).
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