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EzzyT
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Installed a EK1 Frontier gas fired with storage.
Also plumbed home runs Pex piping for the new cast iron rads and baseboard system.
Also plumbed home runs Pex piping for the new cast iron rads and baseboard system.
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As usual a work of art!
One question, all that work and you kept the old gas valves?1 -
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@pecmsg I was going to redo that scope of work but the plumber who is doing the plumbing in the house is going to handle those old gas piping.
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Love those Cross manifolds.
Nice work, Ezzy!8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour
Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab0 -
@Intplm., @pecmsg & @Alan (California Radiant) Forbes. Yes the Cross manifolds makes things a lot easier
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Hi, I sure wish the mechanical rooms I work in were as nicely laid out as this! What a pleasure for doing service work.
Yours, Larry0 -
Wow! That's one of my favorite boilers and I don't think I have ever seen a nicer installation. Fantastic job!2
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Thanks @Larry Weingarten, you know there never isn’t enough room suited for mechanicals on the design phase of most structures especially the ones I come across. One of the most important things I plan on laying out a mechanical room is enough for future maintenance and service.
Thanks @SuperTech0 -
Excellent work! Every job has to have a beginning and an end. You can't repipe the whole basement. Also, according to the new D.O.T Federal Piping natural gas rules, even as a Licensed Master Plumber, you are allowed to shut the main gas cock off ONLY in a genuine emergency, not to change a gas cock. So, If you wanted to change the gas cock or remove a tee in a run, you have to 1) Call Gas utility for Shutdown.
2) Do the actual work, which depending on your municipality, might require a permit and gas pressure test for the Utility to turn it back on!...alot of down time...3) You are now at the mercy of the utility and town and their "windows" of time. Many plumbers will ignore this and either change valve on the fly or shut the lock wing gas cock (Bad, Bad, Boy!!). If..when a Plumbing inspector sees a newish gas cock..."Did you pull a permit for that? Where's the gas test...Did the utility shut for you? " Is a Brave New World out there. Maybe thats why Ezzy left it? Mad Dog 🐕0 -
I wasnt aware that the Fed was regulating shutting off the gas.
There has been no mention of it in master plumber or plumbing inspector continuing education classes in NJ.
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Our Utility, National Grid has two reps at every PHCC meeting and hammer this home. Supposedly, it all stemmed from the
Big natural gas jobs that blew up in NYC. D.O.T. National stepped in and claimed the "Federal side" of the gas meters as they control the "transportation" of nat gas. Its going to cause tremendous grief...😠 Mad Dog0 -
They also insist , that these rules have been on the books for 60 yrs, but now they are enforcing it. Its called "TASK 87" Mad Dog 🐕0
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I'll add my 2 cents- looks great! I'll bet the owner will love the way it works.All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
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Close, @Mad Dog_2, Energy Kinetics has always been in Lebanon, New Jersey and our boilers are still made here with steel and stainless steel from local mills.
Thank you for asking!
RogerPresident
Energy Kinetics, Inc.2 -
What year where they founded and when did the System 2000 come out? Late 80s? Mad Dog 🐕0
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Energy Kinetics was founded in 1979, with System 2000 as the initial product at the height of the first energy crisis. The first year we learned alot, including that the boiler was so efficient that it would condense (not good with the higher sulfur fuel oil at the time). That was addressed with a built-in bypass to prevent condensing, which was later controlled with an aquastat, and finally upgraded to fully automated control with the Digital Energy Manager over a quarter century ago. We were the first in the world to use a brazed plate heat exchanger for domestic hot water, which was critically important to run thermal purge to a stratified tank (which can't be done with a tank with an internal coil because the tank and the boiler would then finish hot). Combined with low mass, the savings are still a hallmark of all of our products. We've always looked to use industry standard parts wherever possible, and with solid training and technical support, it has been a reliable foundation for happy customers!President
Energy Kinetics, Inc.
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I have never installed or worked on a better boiler then EK.Roger said:Energy Kinetics was founded in 1979, with System 2000 as the initial product at the height of the first energy crisis. The first year we learned alot, including that the boiler was so efficient that it would condense (not good with the higher sulfur fuel oil at the time). That was addressed with a built-in bypass to prevent condensing, which was later controlled with an aquastat, and finally upgraded to fully automated control with the Digital Energy Manager over a quarter century ago. We were the first in the world to use a brazed plate heat exchanger for domestic hot water, which was critically important to run thermal purge to a stratified tank (which can't be done with a tank with an internal coil because the tank and the boiler would then finish hot). Combined with low mass, the savings are still a hallmark of all of our products. We've always looked to use industry standard parts wherever possible, and with solid training and technical support, it has been a reliable foundation for happy customers!
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