Help the industrial/commercial guy select a 45MBTU boiler
After posting about a Biasing B-3 and staying with oil, I've been talking to other guys who do more residential heating. I think I'm going to switch to propane. Looking for some modcon advice. A...
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Critique Navien NHB-80 installation
Just made the switch from oil to propaneThis was professionally installed and I would like a few other eyes to make sure nothing is out of place or setup wrong.I am not completely confident in this...
View ArticleHydro air and thermostat settings
I have a hydro air system (Viessmann) that uses propane and have installed a Honeywell RTH2300 thermostat. I have set it to gas or oil. In the advanced installation settings do I set it as (5) gas or...
View ArticleLennox G8-137T-1A
I am looking to replace the heat exchange on the Lennox G8-137T-1A. Does anyone know where I may find one? Barring not finding one, I am trying to figure out how I am going to replace it as nobody...
View ArticleTaco PC 700-2
Wondering if there is such thing as an extension for plugging into the zone control panel?? The harness provided is not long enough for my buffer tank add project...anyone else run into this issue?
View ArticleAnother oversized steam boiler question
I made the mistake of reading up on this too late. I received a number of quotes to replace my 40 year old Weil-McLane. All wanted to replace the old boiler with the same BTU rating as the new one. I...
View ArticleWater (condensation?) coming through vent on vitogas 050 - pictures
I moved into the house this year (first home) and this is my first winter with the boiler. It was installed in 2006. I did have it inspected when i moved in (august, 2015) and it checked out alright....
View ArticleSmith Boiler Touch up paint.
Greetings,I am a service tech that takes care of a fair amount of Smith sectional cast iron boilers. I have just about pulled my hair out over trying to locate a source for some touch up paint for the...
View ArticleGetting Ready for Gas in Central CT
Greetings.I'm a homeowner in central CT. Have been lurking here over the years and have learned a lot as I've undertaken several additions at my home (so thank you!). We currently have oil heat, but...
View ArticlePrimary Secondary with Reversed Secondary Flow
I recently purchased a house and have been working on improving the efficiency of the hydronic heat system. It's a Munchkin 80M with 2 zones controlled by zone valves and a primary secondary piping...
View ArticleCast Iron boiler/Monoflo setup changing to Primary/Secondary ECM and...
Hello, I've been ready A LOT of threads that touch many of these topics and I must say this is a wealth of knowledge - THANKS! However, I am still left thinking - am I doing the right thing? So...
View ArticleGas gun versus new gas boiler
We're converting from oil to gas as part of a renovation that added a room and expanded another room in the house. Our Peerless oil burner is only 5 years old. One option is to get a gas gun for the...
View ArticleGravity hot water system--what do about a new addition? help.....!
We have a 3 story 1880s house in New England with a lovely old gravity hot water system. All is well. For now.But...we are about to embark on a renovation that will enlarge the kitchen from 12 x 18'...
View Articlecustomer wants to know until we find minor gas leak is it safe to...
Hi all (I'm hoping Tim will see this) I have a customer who had a gas smell near the gas meter room. He called me and I found a decent size leak which was in the room and fixed it. It was late at...
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Noisy circulation pump
Three years ago my baseboard hot water heat boiler was replaced with the new one by the licensed heating contractor. The city inspector would not pass inspection of the installation because my house is...
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Utica SSC Buffer Tank Add...
Just completed my buffer tank add to my system. While it was down I added a S&R zone for possible radiant zone in the kitchen, replaced hand made cush clamps, re-piped water feed to the boiler and...
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Furnace Fan and Limit Controllers
Can anyone tells me if the jumper tap has been removed from the Furnace Fan and Limit Controllers unit as the new unit I bought has a brass jumper and has not been remove, I like to match my old unit....
View ArticleLGB boiler venting
Hello all -Does anyone know if the Weil MClain LGB gas boiler can be vented with a barometric damper? I would think not - however I have seen many atmospheric water heater installs with a barometric....
View ArticleOff Topic
@Rich posted a question on another thread.It has been my understanding that people are supposed to post a questions or discussions under a topic, then folks would discuss that topic within that...
View ArticleReversing a conversion
Over the years I'm often asked about the option of going back to oil after switching to gas natural or propane for heating. Since there are many good options of boilers that can do this I've been happy...
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