Ultra pics

ken from nw ohio_3

Went on a no heat on a new(NOT OURS) Ultra today. A competitor from "The Big City" had put this in about a month ago. Todays problem was just a blown fuse. However.............this is the install that greeted me. Owner complained the thing ramps up and down constantly and barely heats the house. The installer had checked it over and found no problem.
Told him that it is piped all wrong...no primary /secondary system in place. The large Taco pump that Weil sends was used...(upside down to boot)on the downstream side. The smaller Grundfos that came with the package was still in its box. Outside sensor was likewise still in its box.
This was done by a "Professional" firm !!! Guess I know what we will be doing tomorrow.

ken

grindog

neat joints

its a shame to see a nice peice of equiptment installed the wrong way. But at least from what i see in the pics they wiped their joints and did a nice job soldering!!

Tom R.

Pump

Amazing...installed that way the pump becomes a scale trap.

ScottMP

Amazing

that someone can be such a neat installer and completly dis-regard the instructions.

Scott

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Wayco Wayne_2

It's

a shame such a nice piece of equipment gets such shabby treatment. I hope the HO didn't pay too much to boot, because it will take a bit of pping to set this straight. I ran into a munchkin last Summer that wasn't piped right, and wasn't neat to boot. Didn't work right either. T'is a shame. WW

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Xc8p2dC_2

Pumping >>>>>

""The large Taco pump that Weil sends was used...(upside down to boot)on the downstream side.""

A little clarification on this quote, please????

While researching my replacement boiler, I did notice on the Ultra80 piping diagram, they do use a pump on the return side and a circulator on the supply side [my guess is to keep the exchanger satisfied]??

John White

upsidedown pump

Please, all, take my advice......
Never install ANY wet rotor pump in a hanging position. It will not last long.
Looks like possibly this job was done by a commercial contractor...seems to have happened before.
The first thing that needs to be done here is to flip the pump..either virtically or horizontally.
John White

ken from nw ohio_3

much better now.......................

Moved the upside down Taco to it's proper position. Installed the Grundfos where it should be. Outdoor sensor installed now. Works WONDERFUL NOW. No noise....heats up nicely. And it dropped it default 190 F temp. to what it calculates now with the sensor.

ken

ken from nw ohio_3

All better now.......................

Moved the Taco to its proper position today.
Installed the Grundfos where it belongs. Installed the outdoor sensor. Works great now. Noise went away and heat all thru the house.

ken

Tony_23

Turn

That Grundfos motor so the junction box is on top, wouldn't want any water to get in there and stay

You can do it by rotating just the motor part after removing the 4 screws that hold it to the body. Unfortunately, you'll have to drain it to do it.

Bob Flanagan_3

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Haven't seen you in a while, have a Great New Year!

Bob Flanagan
National Sales Manager
Slant/Fin Corp.