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delcrossv
delcrossv Member Posts: 1,308
edited September 21 in THE MAIN WALL

The Crane Sunnyday at my mom's house. A few lengths of fin tube, a new tank and we're good to go. No leaks.

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Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
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  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,879

    Take a look at the bushings on that 3 piece circulator. When it gets over oiled the oil spills out on the bushings then the bushings soften and it gets misaligned which damages the shaft coupling and the bearings.

    delcrossv
  • delcrossv
    delcrossv Member Posts: 1,308
    edited September 21
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1811180#Comment_1811180

    Yep. We check those annually. There's 3 circs on the system. That's the oldest one. I think it's original.

    Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,879
    edited September 21

    That's mid 50's? it looks a bit older but I could believe otherwise.

  • delcrossv
    delcrossv Member Posts: 1,308

    House was built in '56

    Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
    mattmia2
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,793

    Keep up the TLC and that will be going long after any of us are around — let alone the modern equipment.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    delcrossv

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