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Jamie_6
Jamie_6 Member Posts: 710
in THE MAIN WALL
The last couple of days have been long ones but we are finally done. Here we replaced 6 Hydropulses installed in the early 80's and cleaned up the boiler room just a little. These are the first Pinnacels we have ever installed and I must say HTP makes a really nice product. I really enjoyed installing these little bad boyz.

Jamie

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  • Andy Morgan_2
    Andy Morgan_2 Member Posts: 147
    Looks

    like you cleaned it up more than just a little! Nice job, nice and neat! Customer will be much happier without those darn Hydropulses.



    Andy Morgan

    R. Morgan Mechanical, LLC
  • kevin coppinger_4
    kevin coppinger_4 Member Posts: 2,124
    well after looking.....

    at the pictures I'd have to say, You Rock! What a mess and what a nice neat job after....you say like HTP but neither the water heaters or the boilers are htp products? although the boiler is a cousin......keep up the good work...kpc

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  • Reinvent
    Reinvent Member Posts: 43


    I am not a plumber. What technique is that to join the copper? Does it require special tools?
  • chuck shaw
    chuck shaw Member Posts: 584
    Pro-press

    It looks like he used a tool called a pro-press. It is a way to join copper pipes and fittings. The pipe is normal off the shelf copper. The fittings are designed to be used with the tool. The cost of fittings is higher, but the labor savings well offsets it.

    Chuck Shaw

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  • Jamie_6
    Jamie_6 Member Posts: 710


    Hey Chuck, how ya been?

    HTP makes these bad boyz don't they? All the literature has HTP all over it!

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  • eleft(retired)_5
    eleft(retired)_5 Member Posts: 29
    SUPER ! !

    Jamie,

    Your surgery left no scars, congratulations!

    Your basic standards are superb.

    al
  • Wayco Wayne_2
    Wayco Wayne_2 Member Posts: 2,479
    Beautiful work

    I am sitting here in MD taking notes. You guys are setting the standard. WW

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  • kevin coppinger_4
    kevin coppinger_4 Member Posts: 2,124
    is that 1/2

    > The last couple of days have been long ones but

    > we are finally done. Here we replaced 6

    > Hydropulses installed in the early 80's and

    > cleaned up the boiler room just a little. These

    > are the first Pinnacels we have ever installed

    > and I must say HTP makes a really nice product. I

    > really enjoyed installing these little bad

    > boyz.

    >

    > Jamie

    >

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  • munchkin-man
    munchkin-man Member Posts: 247
    Nice work like the propress job

    I have Tom Sheilds cmming in to HTP on Weds to demonstate it and we are thinkig of purchasing one for in the plant and to do repairs if needed. Nice work take pride in your art.
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Member Posts: 5,883
    Wow

    Great work Jammie.

    Looking at the original photos made me say " AAAAHHHH "

    Looking at the finshed makes me go ""Ooooooohhhhhh.."

    Nice work with the Propress.

    Scott

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  • Mr. Bill
    Mr. Bill Member Posts: 71
    Save this one for the books.

    What a great example of before and after and the difference beween a job and a job well done.


  • BOB_23
    BOB_23 Member Posts: 19


    nice job. very professional.
    who do you get your propress fittings from? how long have you been using the propress fittings? any problems using propress? i also see you used grundfos circulators with isolator flange/ball valve.
    do you use the super brute ups15-58fc three speed circulator with built in check valve?
    i am in sales for EPSCO P&H wholesaler in allentown pa. and i sell the propress, grundfos and isolators.
    how long have you been using the peerlees boiler.
    we sell burnham boilers and they do not sell this type of boiler.
    i take it you were not the low bidder on this job and the way your job looked when done the owner got a great system for the money.
    nice work
    thanks bob eck
  • tombig
    tombig Member Posts: 291
    Best Before and After Yet

    > Great work Jammie.

    >

    > Looking at the original

    > photos made me say " AAAAHHHH "

    >

    > Looking at the

    > finshed makes me go ""Ooooooohhhhhh.."

    >

    > Nice

    > work with the Propress.

    >

    > Scott

    >

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    > HREF="http://www.heatinghelp.com/getListed.cfm?id=

    > 237&Step=30"_To Learn More About This

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  • tombig
    tombig Member Posts: 291
    Best Before and After Yet

    I'd say cleaned up more than a little. Awesome work! Big changeout in the dead of winter, you must be ready for a vacation.

    The Pinnacle isn't available with HTP vision control and Munchkins aren't available in Chi-town yet so I've only used it for snow melt so far. I agree...mighty nice HTP. Is the Tekmar just for boiler staging with the Pinnacle temp set high for DHW and hi temp radiation. It'll modulate on demand but you won't condense much with those high temps. Looks like sidewall was your only flue option anyway.

    And the work is soooo sweeeeeet!!!!!


    Here's my Pinnacle in a closet snowmelt install. Sorry the pics are scanned 35mm.
  • Jamie_6
    Jamie_6 Member Posts: 710


    Thanks for the remarks Tom! We used the Tekmar for staging and for Reset. We just had to trick that little bugger. Here is what we did.

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  • Jamie_6
    Jamie_6 Member Posts: 710


    Tom,

    You are not kidding this was a big change out. We where trying to push it off till the spring but the old Hydropulses kept breaking and we didn't want the owner to keep spending cash to fix them.

    The Tekmar control is being used for staging and reset we just had to fool it a little. It came out to be a really nice system and the building owner is quite pleased. We acctually forgot to turn one of them on and we satisfied the building and indirects. (according to the heat load that should have not been so)

    Thanks for the kind words and that Pinnacle of yours looks awesome. I really like how it is hung up high in that room. That's great you got to do some snow melt too. I'm bidding my first one now, so any input would be greatly appreciated.

    Jamie

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  • Jamie_6
    Jamie_6 Member Posts: 710


    Bob,

    This is actually the first Propress job I have had. I just purchased the tool about 2 weeks ago. It is a huge time saver & by far out ways the extra cost of the fittings. Funny to say that w/ the whole job the only thing to leak was a union and one of the isolator flanges. Both fixed today. We basically use all Grudfos pumps and including the ones mentioned above. And Peerless is a fairly new line for us (Plus Roger and his crew @ Quality are a big help), we just started using them this year. Everyone around here sells Burnham, Crown, & Buderus. We like to be a little different.

    By the way I get my fittings from Betz!

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  • tombig
    tombig Member Posts: 291
    Pinnacle

    Yeah, I had the forethought to set the unit forward on the platform and cut a hole in the deck to service the rear of the equipment. It's like poking into an attic standing on the ground back there. If your owner reads that current Munchkin efficiency post he'll even be happier. He's already gotta love that he can at least see the walls in his equipment room!! Again, swweeeeet!!
  • Mark Eatherton1
    Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
    Nice work!

    The original system reminded me of a hydronic train wreck. WHEW...

    Keep up the good work.

    ME
  • Floyd_5
    Floyd_5 Member Posts: 418
    Is that the 265 control????

    And did you set it up to take over the modulation of the boilers as well as the staging????
    Are you running it sequential or parallel????
    Did you set it up for hot water priority???

    Nice looking install... wish I had a better look at how you piped it.

    Floyd
  • Jamie_6
    Jamie_6 Member Posts: 710


    Floyd,

    I tried to e-mail you some diagrams to that address but it did not work?

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  • Floyd_5
    Floyd_5 Member Posts: 418
    did you do it like this??

    kolbheat@epix.net
    The spammers sure can get through!!!!
  • Bob_29
    Bob_29 Member Posts: 4
    Like a fish to water.

    I can say that Jim, Jamie and Nick took to the ProPress fittings like a fish to water. It was unbeilable how much piping was accomplished in such a short period of time. I am their contact at Betz, and after being a bit skeptical they jumped in and it looks like PropPress on every job they can.
    If you are looking at the ProPress system, bite the bullet and go with the cordless tool. I've seen it in action and it makes a world of difference.
  • Earthfire
    Earthfire Member Posts: 543
    Bob Eck

    Bob Eck, tried to email you. It got bounced back as no such host. Please email address thanks George
  • Reinvent
    Reinvent Member Posts: 43
    propress tools

    Could you show us pics of the Pro Press tool(s) that are used? How they work?
  • Bob_29
    Bob_29 Member Posts: 4


    Easiest way is to go to Ridgid.com and follow the links for Pro Press.
  • prm_8
    prm_8 Member Posts: 13
    I have the same questions.

    If you wouldn't mind, please email the diagrams to me too.
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Member Posts: 5,883
    here 's the tool



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