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Gas pipe sizing--summation method Q
I need to add a gas line for a cooktop to my existing natural gas piping. I have been stifled in this because the standard sizing charts indicate that my 3/4" supply is too small right off the bat....
View ArticleCold steam radiator
I have one radiator (single pipe, steam) that is cold. Back story: I had a few cold radiators on both floors of my house. I put new steam valves on them and they all worked again. A couple weeks later,...
View ArticleKnight Lochinvar
I have a knight high efficiency boiler that is in its fourth winter. The first winter it started making noises like a wounded elk. Most often during the coldst part of the day. We had the installer out...
View ArticleNordyne M7 Two Stage Runs Strange
I'm retired and got a used mobile home above a creek at the edge of the woods to retire in. The old Miller was easy to keep running but it was facing the usual hx issues of older Millers. I wanted to...
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Space required for side wall venting? Picture!
Thank you all for your help in my continued quest for a new boiler and the venting thereof. Without this site I would continue to have a poorly designed and installed system and I'd keep throwing money...
View ArticleThermostat help.
Hi, Have a new honeywell TH8320WF1029 with a steam boiler. The temperature is set to 68, and the reading on the thermostat which is connected to a remote sensor never shows more or less than 68. The...
View Articleanother thermostat question
Reading all of these thermostat topics got me wondering about CPH and swing in my own system and the in-laws new modcon boiler. I have no idea what mine is set to and I'll have to try and find the...
View ArticleHelp needed w/heat loss calculation...
Trying to help a friend out and myself to understand heat loss a little better, maybe someone can shed some light on this for me.Did a calculation on the US Boiler Company website and all results...
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Navien NCB 240 flame loss (error 12)
Hi all, A couple times a day, and especially every early morning, I get Error 012 (flame loss) at my Navien NCB 240. I have to reset the boiler to make it work again. I have called the installer...
View ArticleFurnace is on, Fan blowing, intermittent heating.
Thermostat on the wall seems to be working. The fan is going (working) but the furnace is mostly blowing cold air. Sometimes, it starts working again for a few days. The control board was replaced. The...
View ArticleHow do you know when your chimney is no good?
I Have a hydronic natural gas heating system with a Dunkirk boiler on a brick chimney with a terra coat liner and a chimney guy came over to clean my chimneys which also includes a wood burning...
View ArticleThermostatic Radiator Valve
I am using Gorton steam valves for my whole house. One of the rooms I cant seem to get working right. The #4 valve is too cold and the #5 valve is too hot and Gorton makes nothing in between. Should i...
View ArticleGas baseboards
Is it expensive to install gas baseboard heaters in an older home? The only heat at the moment is a gas heater in the living room and an electric baseboard next to our bathroom..
View Articleways to repair or replace exhaust flange on coleman evcon furnance
can a person buy an exhaust flange for a Coleman evcon mobile home 3 ton furnace
View ArticleNavien CH240 pressures off
Good Evening,I have a 3 yr old Navien CH240 propane combo boiler. This morning I noticed there was a fair amount of water (maybe half a gallon or so) that was on my basement floor from the pressure...
View ArticleContractor installed a wildly oversized condensing boiler
I just had a pretty cool condensing boiler installed. It even has a captive indirect hot water tank to get you started. It's a Rinnai QP130N. It's an old house but only 1650 s.f. and well insulated. It...
View ArticleSteam Heating System need an experienced tech to install auto feeder
Hello,I am in Medford, MA and I am looking for an expert in Steam boiler systems to install a new auto-feeder. I need someone to stop by and install a new auto feeder and auto feeder filter. I am...
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Radiant heat, modulating boilers & constant circulation questions
I have homeowner/DIY designed a radiant heat install for my home. I utilized LoopCAD for the design and heat loss calculations. My plan is to convert from baseboards & oil heat to gas heat and...
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Boiler vent letting fresh air in
Ok, here are a couple pics of where the vent from my boiler goes thru the foundation. As you can see there are several holes in it and the wind just blows right thru them into the basement. Can someone...
View ArticlePowerPile VS8178C 1010 gas valve.
Hello I have a PowerPile VS8178C 1010 gas valve on my furnace. It has 4 terminals PP1,PP2,TH1, and TH2. The pilot is lit but the main burner will not start. So farI removed all wires from the terminal...
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