Labels
I’m labelling my boiler parts so it is easy to follow etc. Can you suggest the “correct” wording for the labels. It is a home.
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use the name of the part and direction of flow. Boiler, pump (circulator), supply, return.
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Who are the labels for? A professional will already know what the individual components do. I remember the inspiring words of the amazing Hydronics Guru @DanHolohan when he talked on this subject. "Placing labels and directional flow arrows on the outside of a pipe will not help the water know which way to go…. They need do be on the inside of the pipes so the water can see them. Otherwise, how is the water supposed to know?
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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I'm all for labels. Put them on all the valves to tell what they do. Put them on pumps — with flow direction. Put them on pipes with both flow direction and what is inside. There is no such thing as too many labels. Put them on controls.
Yes, a professional should know what's what, but… it's not always easy, and no one should ever have to guess. You don't have to be as fanatical about it as industry practice (no need to paint the pipes, for instance) or military practice, but….
when in doubt put a label on it.
Br. Jamie, osb
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England3 -
If you post some pics of components you are unfamiliar with we may be able to suggest the correct label for them. It may help you understand the system a little better as well
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Labels are fine. Especially for those who are not familiar or would like a quick look at what the item is used for.
Post a few pictures. Maybe we can help.
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I just saw an engineering catastrophes about that last night. Turns out it was propane in plastic pipe under a building for some reason.
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Anyone familiar with the pipe/duct label GNDN?
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Star Trek nerd pointed that out to me, did you ever see them in the shows?
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nope, same as you
haha
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labels are mandatory
"WHO THE HELL KNOWS"
There's an electric cable in my house "I dont know where this goes??" (Took me 5 years to find the other end.) Hand-scratch Sharpie. Yours is much neater.
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Don't keep us on the edge of our seats…
Where does it go??
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