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Foreward thinking?

Tinman
Tinman Member Posts: 2,808

Steve Minnich

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  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,274
    Good working space for the electrical, easy to trace wires. ;)
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    NICE!! I think I found your electrician in NH...
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,274
    Now the pump replacer has a good space!
    And the electrician has a well grounded reference point for his armpits. Should not harm any electronics with static discharge from him or his tools.
  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    edited April 2016

    Now that is a first..............zone valves and pumps on the same circuits.

    Where's Steamhead?

    There was not an on off switch on the pump. What to do?

    At least they put isolation valves so you can service the pump, and the zone valve with out draining the system. Or another way to stop circulation if the zone valve is stuck open. Genius......

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,380

    Now that is a first..............zone valves and pumps on the same circuits.

    Where's Steamhead?

    All together now.............................
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • bob_46
    bob_46 Member Posts: 813
    edited April 2016
    what's wrong with this set-up ? The guy just prefers zone valves to flow control valves. I see an on off switch for each zone. He's probably controlling the pump relays with the end switch and the boiler is either hot or reset.

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

  • SWEI
    SWEI Member Posts: 7,356
    No need for all those pumps once you have zone valves. A single ECM circ could handle the flow and probably knock 80% off the electric usage, not to mention 2-4 hours less installation time.
    Paul S_3
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,379
    SWEI said:

    No need for all those pumps once you have zone valves. A single ECM circ could handle the flow and probably knock 80% off the electric usage, not to mention 2-4 hours less installation time.


    Yeah, add the power consumption of those PSC motor pumps and the 1.2A each ZVs. One could almost heat the home with the electricity consumed by those assemblies.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
    Rich_49