Switching out oil to gas burner
Hey, New to the forum. I have an MPO-IQ189-TL oil-fired boiler. I'm switching to gas and purchased the EZGasPro as a replacement to the current Beckett oil burner. Long story short: My plumber couldn't...
View ArticleGas hot water boiler short cycles
Hey all, Our gas hot water boiler has been short cycling and I can’t figure out what’s wrong. It started more or less after I replaced the original Honeywell thermostat with a programmable Honeywell...
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Wiring Grundfos single zone relay and pump to Rinnai E50C boiler
Finally found the time to finish the boiler installation, and I'm having a brain freeze. I have some of the wiring done, but the installation instructions that comes with the relay (and to a lesser...
View Articleriello conversion shuts off randomly
We have a riello gas conversion burner that was installed 5 years ago. It randomly shuts off as the weather gets colder. It seems to be related to wind but not definitely. It can run for weeks or it...
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Wall furnace pilot light burning well but heat will not kick on
Hello, wondering if anyone can help me decipher what is going on here. First time trying the heat since January or February; gas company says almost 2 weeks before I can get someone out to look at it....
View Article“Tinkling” sound in system
Hi there Gas boiler system with original 1930s rads and metal expansion tank. This last day or so it sounds like a tinkling sound coming from pipes/expansion tank in the boiler room. It happened around...
View ArticleHoneywell gas valve buzzing, again?
Hi All, Back in 2011 I installed my WM EG-45 and the day after noticed something in the basement buzzing. I went down and found the gas valve on the boiler buzzing. The burner was going like normal but...
View ArticleLoud Booming Noise - Navien NR-180A -
We have had this Navien NR-180A about 5 years. It seems like every six months we have to order and replace parts to keep the water heater working. This unit has a circulating pump we would have a hard...
View ArticleWeil Mclain HE 2 boiler not starting
This is for Tim McElwain or anyone actually. I have a HE 2 boiler. I replaced the module, matter of fact this is number 2. I get a green flashing light and then 2 solid red, but the exhaust fan never...
View ArticleNavien
We are doing a electric heat conversion, small home 1400 sqft. this week using a Navien, now propane company customer is contracted with can’t drop a tank until the 23rd of the month. My question is...
View ArticleCirculating Blower Motor Cutting Out Mid-Cycle
Hello! I have a particularly odd behavior that a horizontal gas furnace is exhibiting, and I’m trying to determine the root cause and the faulty component. The Symptoms and Observations When the...
View ArticleCycle Time Improvement
I made a couple of changes here on my NG WM GV4 S2 boiler. Specifically in a effort to counter short cycle times due to micro zoning I have manually opened 3 zone valves. When the living area upstairs...
View ArticlePilot lit furnace not igniting
GM. I have a hot water furnace. The pilot is lit. Will not ignite to make heat. The boiler is making an electric sound and there is a whoosh sound coming from near the pilot. Thanks
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Right pressuretrol replacement (residential, steam)
Hi all and thanks for reading, We have this steam system. I recently cleaned and tested this for winter (including the pigtail), and the pressure gauge was going nuts. Time to replace and T off the...
View ArticleBoiler not taking in water automatically
My boiler keeps running out of water and shuts off. This is the good news, it's not dry firing, the low water cut off is working. But it's not taking in water automatically like its supposed to....
View ArticleWhat is the proper way to check gas valve with a multimeter?
Hello Everyone, My Goodman GMT140-5D furnace will intermittently not ignite. What I mean is that the after the heat call from the t-stat, the inducer motor will come on, HSI igniter will glow for 15...
View ArticleReplace this wall-hung combination boiler or redesign my system for heat and...
I have a Baxi HT380 combination boiler (tankless wallhung) providing both DHW and baseboad heat throughout the house. Propane gas. Six zone. Maybe 2,300 square feet (total for two-story residence). We...
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Is this Relief Valve install dangerous and illegal?
Need some plumbing opinion. See picture below, it's on a New Steam Boiler. Thank you. Is this install dangerous? any good ideas to make it legal? There's a big pipe under it. Many thanks.
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All Zone Thermostats Off But Boiler Still Working
I noticed the living room zone was not working, stone cold baseboard. But 3 other zones were calling for heat and working, nice warm baseboard. The 3 other zone rooms were to hot, I turned down the...
View ArticleOversized boiler - best aquastat setting?
I have an old 3 story brick building with limited insulation. Approx 3000 sq ft in total. - The boiler size is 225k. It's about 10-15 years old. Most likely oversized. - there are 3 total loops. Each...
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