before & after

John Mills_3 · November 2002

House was done by a guy copying the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Copper tubing in concrete slab, probably pushing 50 years old. Main boiler was 375,000 BTU, smaller boiler for bedroom area was 175,000 BTU. Main had 2 zones/pumps, bedroom had only 2 1/2" supplies! Heat loss was 120,000 BTU despite the huge capacity. Replacement boiler was 175,000 BTU input. Before, high limits were set at 180, getting the slab toasty warm. The Mrs. said he method of controlling the heat was opening windows! The new system was designed by a rep from the boiler wholesaler. There's a manual mixing valve that is set for a floor water of about 130. The boiler runs 170-180. Each zone is on a Taco pump. The system has only been on 36 hours but so far so good.

John Mills_3 · November 2002

after shots

They have much more space in the room now!

Floyd · November 2002

Can I ask????

Why the 80% boiler and no indirect????
Is that a manual 4-way valve???
Would seem like that would have been easy to upsell.
Was this a really tight budget job????

I hope you take these questions in the right way, not rying to be
a smart "A" just some questions that poped into my head.

What you have there does look very nice!!!
I'm sure it will be a great improvement over what was there.

Floyd

John Mills_3 · November 2002

> Why the 80% boiler and no indirect???? Is that a

> manual 4-way valve??? Would seem like that would

> have been easy to upsell. Was this a really

> tight budget job????

>

> I hope you take these

> questions in the right way, not rying to be a

> smart "A" just some questions that poped into my

> head.

>

> What you have there does look very

> nice!!! I'm sure it will be a great improvement

> over what was there.

>

> Floyd

Cheap homeowner. I doubt that water heaters were brought up. Upgrade on the mixing valve was as was a Quantum 90 boiler. I was suprised when he asked for a quote at all!

Steamhead · November 2002

Amd I'll bet the gas company

comes out to see if they're bypassing their meter.

Nice Job, John- but we all expect that from someone named after a famous Dead Man!

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John Mills_3 · November 2002

Cheap homeowner. I doubt that water heaters were brought up. Upgrade on the mixing valve was as was a Quantum 90 boiler. I was suprised when he asked for a quote at all!

Steamhead · November 2002