Looking for a Plumber in Nashua, NH who knows \"pumping away\"

Marty D

HI,

I've been living with air noise in my 3 loop baseboard heating system since it was installed 9 years ago. Recently I read "pumping away" and realized that the cause of my air is the design of the system, where the circulating pumps are mounted on the return, not on the supply after the expansion tank as Dan Holohan discusses in his book. The problem I am having is with disolved air in the water and is exactly what I have been battling. I am looking for a plumber in my area who knows how to retrofit my system to a "pumping away" system and also will install a spirovent at the same time. Please contact me at martin.doctor@comcast.net if you're interested in taking on this job.

Thanks.

bb_4

try calling a local supply house

You may want to try to call a local supply house and ask for an opinion of a good company who understands hydronic systems...Just a thought

jackchips_2

You may not

need someone "who knows" pumping away, Marty. You have the book so you know how it needs to be done and you may help convert someone.

Check with your friends and neighbors for recommendations on someone they trust. Then interview a couple to see if they are willing to re-pipe your boiler the way you want it.

Good luck.

Marty D

Thanks for the replies, guys. One of the board participants has contacted me and looked at my system today and will quote on a retrofit shortly. I would rather deal with someone who already is a believer than convert someone who doesn't know about "pumping away". In the past I haven't had much luck convincing professionals that they don't understand what they are doing. The guy who installed the system gave up after he purged it several times and declared it "fixed", but obviously it was not. I hope that you guys can get the word out about this so that it isn't up to homeowners and laypeople to educate the pros. It's only after years of frustration of dealing with a noisy hydronic system that I discovered the reason it was giving me trouble...and that was by accident when I discovered the book. Thanks to the internet I was able to diagnose the problem...now I'll leave it to a pro who is expereinced and knows about this process to solve it.

tommyoil

Marty

Post before and after pics if you can.

joel_19

Marty

Isn't the net GREAT! for years those of us who try battle those that don't can't or just plain won't care. Sites like this and those wonderfull folks at This Old House have helped change the whole industry. Checkout "The New England Hydronic Heat Association" It's been years of struggle to get the word out. Now finally folks are coming to us. We're here and ready to help.

[Deleted User]

Air Vent

I have not read pumping away but you should also look at proper air elimination while your system is down. There are items like Spirovents, Taco Vortech, B&G EAS and more that will truly take the air out of your system. Pumping away is great but if you don't have a tight system you may still get air in the lines.
I had that in my house, it was nice to wake up to the sounds of a waterfall i my baseboard, unfortuneately for my system that was not a good thing. I adeded a B&G EAS- 1-1/4" on the main and fed the system through the rear port and have never heard the waterfall again.
Now I have to go out and buy one of those calming noise machines so I can sleep!!