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Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
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The contractor sent me pictures of this beauty. The phone number on the thermometer is "Fruitvale 4553".
8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour
Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
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I think my biggest question might be about the breech behind it that looks to have an adapter on it that isn't nearly that old.0
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Looks like that is a very old Bryant with gravity flow.0
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Why can't these new mod-cons last that long?0
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Planned obsolescence wasn't a thing when that Bryant was made.HomerJSmith said:Why can't these new mod-cons last that long?
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Their engineers didn't have 30 meetings a day about how to make it cheaper.
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What @mattmia2 said. + they also had a team of bean counters looking over the engineers shoulders0
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