No more aosmith

Snowmelt

This pic should say it all.

Abracadabra

Snowmelt said:

This pic should say it all.

Rheems eh?

:highfive:

Snowmelt

I don't like it either but that's what was spec

GW

The specs said you must run loose csst down from the ceiling? Do you always obey every spec?

this was cool 10-15 years ago, at least in the Great Commonwealth.

I remember back is the csst hay day one of my guys piped up a furnace changeout. I was appauled when I went and saw that he used a piece of csst for the drop. When I asked him about it he replied with " yes, there wasn't a straight drop so I used the csst".

I can not recall if I went or if I had him go back to remove the yellow and install the stiff stuff. Sometimes I get too stubborn and just do it myself .

njtommy

I do have a question if you need that much hot water wouldn't it be better to run a tankless or a modulating tank hot water heater?

Henry

I like the wine boxes

RobG

That's a lot of takeoffs on that manifold....

Snowmelt

i don't think the tankless would keep up with the demand.
You have to install a few of them, this is the cheapest and easiest way out.

Rich_49

Rob,
As long as the manifold and the supplied "s W.C support the demand at load can there be too many take offs ? It's all in the math with gas too .

Snowmelt ,

You certainly could have delivered the same or more hot water for the same or less first cost in another way . I never thought first cost was your biggest concern as opposed to efficiency . 4 tanks of standby loss , terrible . And all that makeup air being drawn from inside the building ?

What gallon units are they and what's the BTUh requirement for those .68 EF POS's ?

Snowmelt

Rich wasn't my set up I was there to help install.

RobG

Rich said:

Rob,
As long as the manifold and the supplied "s W.C support the demand at load can there be too many take offs ? It's all in the math with gas too .

Rich, I know the math, but that looks like thirteen 1/2" takeoffs from a 3/4" manifold? I was not criticizing, just commenting. I have no idea what the BTU load is.

j a_2

I notice different theromostatic gas valves on them….Might want to check the manf. dates on the heaters themselves….As for the yellow gas pipe I am not a fan of it, To me its like piping a steamer with copper…..JMO..