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Spiro Condoms

Mike Kraft
Mike Kraft Member Posts: 406
in THE MAIN WALL
I was ready to fill a new system.I did the P&H in this home.I typically have been using Taco Vortech eliminators.Nobody local stocks Spiro Vent.I scored some from Wheels @ Avco Supply.So remebering getting squirted from Spiro Vents in the past I was pondering on what to do while swilling my water :)...........the rest is history!So remember to bag it and not take a chance of any unwanted hydronic fluid exchange!

cheese

PS a couple of shots of the room!

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  • Mark Eatherton1
    Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
    Nice job...

    you are truly a great Kraftsman!

    ME

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  • ed wallace
    ed wallace Member Posts: 1,613
    spiro condom

    nice trick you could also put a coupling and plug on the spiro vent
  • ed wallace
    ed wallace Member Posts: 1,613


    my mistake you would add a coupling and plug if pressure testing with compressed air
  • ed wallace
    ed wallace Member Posts: 1,613


    my mistake you would add a coupling and plug if pressure testing with compressed air
  • leo g_11
    leo g_11 Member Posts: 7
    lovelly

    !!!
  • J.C.A.
    J.C.A. Member Posts: 349
    Cheese,

    Nice looking job . Very neat! Chris.
  • Bob Gagnon plumbing and heating
    Bob Gagnon plumbing and heating Member Posts: 1,373
    a coupling and plug

    is what i use for the air test, and to prevent spitting when purging, but i leave it on for a couple of days then purge the system again to keep all the flux and crap out of the float mechinism not. 1 problem yet. bob
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  • hr
    hr Member Posts: 6,106
    Another Spiro idea

    Use a fip X pex adapter and run a piece of pex down to the floor and a container for dribble collection. I like the swivel SFI fitting on PAP for ease of removal. anything to keep them from spitting on other components, especially electrical devices in ot's line of sight.

    Nice clean work cheese!

    hot rod

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  • Earthfire
    Earthfire Member Posts: 543
    nice

    nice job again. Where did you find the cap and chain for the purge drain? excellent touch!
  • Scott G.
    Scott G. Member Posts: 15
    Nice...Nice...Nice...But...

    Cheese, excellent pipe fittin' but it looks like your L.W.C.O. is on the system side of that isolation vlv. What if some knuckle-head isolated the boiler, drained it, and dry fired it... oopps... just trying to make things bullet proof, keep the L.W.C.O. on the boiler side of things.... And again, Top Shelf Work! Scott G.
  • morphius5ca
    morphius5ca Member Posts: 4


    Nice pick up on the lwco. Seen it happen before. Very neat install though.
  • eleft(retired)
    eleft(retired) Member Posts: 98
    drive by firing

    are you refern' that pro's come in someone's house drain the boiler and start it up.... who are these guy's?

    Amen to Top Shelf Work!


    al
  • Alan(CaliforniaRadiant)Forbes
    Alan(CaliforniaRadiant)Forbes Member Posts: 1,243
    Nice work, Cheese!

    Use a proper condom next time; it will self-expand and won't take up as much room; but you can't beat the price on that empty water bottle.

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  • Mike Kraft
    Mike Kraft Member Posts: 406
    Thanks Fellers

    I want to thank you for the compliments and suggestions.As far as usinga bottle to capture any liquid squirts........make a cut on top of the bottle!!After I taped it on and did my initial purging,I let her run up to temp.All zones running.Of course the Spiro was hissing away.I watched (pleased) and saw the bottle ready to pop like a baked potato!I quickly stuck my utility knife in her and she relaxed.

    As far as the LWCO,I understand and will correct my placement next time!Thanks.I'm curious though,Morphious you said you have "seen this".Just wondering where and what the circumstances?I'm sure its possible but I am feeling pretty much like Al's comment.I never see many LWCO's installed asit is.

    cheese
  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Member Posts: 159
    LWCO better than none!

    A quick solution would be to remove the handle off the valve. I do this to the valve that services the exp. tank, and the fast fill valve, at least it keeps the homeowners from turning it.....thats is unless they really want to mess around with things!! No way to completely protect the curious cat.
  • Mike Kraft
    Mike Kraft Member Posts: 406
    Isolating the Expansion tank

    If you look at the tank in my pic you will see a small brass fitting that it is screwed into.That is a check valve made by Watts.It is 1/2"M NPT x 1/2" FM NPT.Its a real nice way to isolate the tank........look MA no handles!

    cheese
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