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Wow! Pumping Away...

Michael B
Michael B Member Posts: 179
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Craig,

Sounds like you are on the right track. You can use the "find a contractor" or if you want a little personal attention e-mail me...I can either stop out or recommend a contractor locally. I do a lot of business with Mike Ackmann of New Century Comfort Systems...he would be great for this job.

Michael Bleier
Able Distributors
"The Supplier Who Works With You"

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  • Craig_2
    Craig_2 Member Posts: 41
    Pumping Away

    I just read Pumping Away. Wow! Excellent book. I am now convinced my Mom's heating problems can be fixed. I hope this group will help me determine what needs to be done. Don't worry, I'm not goig to do it myself. I just want to know what to do and why it should be done. After all, it wasn't done right the first time. I'll use the "Find a Contractor" feature when I'm ready for the work.

    My mom has a forced, diverter tee, direct return hot water system in a two story house w/basement. It's a single zone. It has a steel compression tank. The original boiler was replaced about 12 years ago. Circulator is on the return side. The two bottom connected, cast iron radiaotrs on the second floor do not heat up.

    I have some pictures of the boiler and piping I need to scan. The next thing I think I need to do is calculate the resistance and radiator load on each "rung" of the system.

    By the way, my Mom lives near Chicago about 30 minutes from Wetstock II. How about a field trip? Call it a wet-lab. :-)

    -cf
    Craig
  • Boilerpro
    Boilerpro Member Posts: 410
    Say Craig .....

    I'm about an hour or so west of Chicago metro, Maybe I can be or service. Your system tends to one of the worst to trap air....changing to pumping away will make a huge difference.

    Boilerpro
  • joel_14
    joel_14 Member Posts: 116
    grasshopper

    You have seen the light.. You can be master when the piping does not make a sound...
  • Glenn Harrison
    Glenn Harrison Member Posts: 405
    Located in South McHenry County

    I'm a service tech for a large Chicago area HVAC Mechanical contractor that goes to Chicago regularly. Feel free to e-mail me if I can help.

    Glenn Harrison Residential Service Tech

    Althoff Industries Inc. Mechanical and Electrical Contractors

    Crystal Lake, Illinois

    www.althoffind.com
  • billygoat22
    billygoat22 Member Posts: 124


    I just read that one too, good book. I got several that were in the catatlog, wanted my own copy of The Lost Art of Steam Heating.
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