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Home owner wants to say thanks. Some pics of new install

There are a bunch of guys here who over the years helped me keep my gb-142 unit running despite a crappy install. Even with high efficiency, I will be almost dead before I make any money back on my investments. Live and learn. Knowledge I can pass onto my children. If I could do it over again I would of gone to school for this stuff. It intrigues me. You guys are full of knowledge, but most importantly you give the average joe hope that there is a solution when it’s 15 degrees outside and you have no heat or hot water. One pic is of my 10 year old gb. Other is a day of getting new boiler in. Added new back flow preventer, pressure regulator,
new expansion tank with better set up, dirt separator, condensate neutralizer. Tomorrow new water tank in better location. Rerouting of exhaust and intake. New boiler is an ibc about half the size of my buderus 142/60. Thank you all and god bless.

new expansion tank with better set up, dirt separator, condensate neutralizer. Tomorrow new water tank in better location. Rerouting of exhaust and intake. New boiler is an ibc about half the size of my buderus 142/60. Thank you all and god bless.


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Most everything else is existing. And I wouldn't exactly say it was "crappy".
I noticed the lack of primer on the vent connections. I am sure you will remedy that when you redo.
Albert Einstein
> Thanks for sharing.
> I noticed the lack of primer on the vent connections. I am sure you will remedy that when you redo.
Maybe.....but you can buy clear primer. I use it on my own stuff because I can get away with it. They also have primer that's clear but glows under a black light.
That may well be the case.
Using clear primer on venting is a bad idea. You could lose track of which fitting are primed and you will definitely fail an inspection.
Albert Einstein
> @ChrisJ
> That may well be the case.
> Using clear primer on venting is a bad idea. You could lose track of which fitting are primed and you will definitely fail an inspection.
Do you lose track of which fittings are glued? Being the cement is clear and all...
You should use whichever primer you want....
Albert Einstein
Shouldn't it have been vented with polypropylene?
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> Its basically a swap out.
> Most everything else is existing. And I wouldn't exactly say it was "crappy
It is when the exhaust and intake are 1foot from an inside corner.. Ate it up. Almost twice the size I needed for my house. Couple other things that were never done that would of probably doubled it’s life.
> Thanks for sharing.
> I noticed the lack of primer on the vent connections. I am sure you will remedy that when you redo.
I glue water pipes that carry 136psi. Purple can look nasty if you over run it
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Wilson Services, Inc
Northampton, MA
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We use primer with it regardless.
Maybe we should start a thread about PVC joining techniques like GW mentioned.
You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
Very reliable boiler.
I have a bunch of them in and I have been very happy w/ the results.
Its a dream to service and it only has 4 moving parts.
Personally I would like to see the intake a bit higher of the ground and at 90. You don't want the intake to suck in fluffy snow.
I admit pvc is a less desirable venting material.
Page 1-5 says it is approved in the US... if you are in NH or NY you may not use pvc,
c) Sidewall Direct Vent with separate vent and air pipes shall be terminated as
follows:
• Both the inlet and exhaust terminations shall be located on the same plane (side) of
the building.
This means it cant be on two different walls. It has to do with air pressure differences when the wind hits the building.
LOL where I worked 20 years ago one of my friends who was a tech there go up in a meeting and said to the service manager. "you know Ed is good at a lot of things but don't let him use a F-----g caulking gun"
Wilson Services, Inc
Northampton, MA
www.wilsonph.com
[email protected]
Langans Plumbing & Heating LLC
732-751-1560
Serving most of New Jersey, Eastern Pa .
Consultation, Design & Installation anywhere
Rich McGrath 732-581-3833
I do not, since I am not a heating contractor. But the contractor that installed my mod-con did lose track. They put purple primer on the exhaust, but forgot to put the glue in. Later, the condensate ran into the boiler on the outside of the exhaust pipe and drowned the control board.
If I were running things, the primer and the glue would have perhaps faint different colors but together, they would be a loud visible color.
CPVC cement is bright orange, and I've wondered why it isnt required to have regular PVC cement a color as well.
I like this article https://www.commercial-industrial-supply.com/resource-center/gluing-pvc-and-cpvc-together/
Albert Einstein
But I'll admit I don't do many joints at a time and it's on my own time so I can take my time and take as long as I want.
It's a little different when you're trying to move fast etc.
That said, aroud here the big box stores all carry a glue that's supposed to do the deed, & I have no data to refute that. I have to admit that, if I were rushed or otherwise limited, I would try it…