GV90+4 Installation
I am replacing a discontinued Weil Mclain VHE, Series 3 boiler, 100,000 BTU. It is a LP-fueled, 2-zone residential baseboard hot water system. My plan is to leave the existing loops in place and...
View ArticleAquastat - Oil -Gas Boiler Interchangable?
Hello - I have a Crown CXE-5 (1997 vintage) gas boiler (150k BTU/HR, not high effiecency). I recently noticed the Honeywell L7224U1002 Aquastat a tech installed over a year ago is specified for use it...
View ArticleDunkirk boiler: PWB-6D
Turned out thermostat on for the winter and the only thing the boiler does is make this clicking sound. There is no pilot light and it's a model that's supposed to be an automatic light. Any ideas what...
View ArticleCombustion question
Approximate readings before and after gas pressure was adjusted. What's better? Before Gas pressure 3.6 Stack 295 Co2 6.34 O2 9.2 Co 9ppm After Gas pressure 4.25 Stack 325 Co2 7.4 O2 8 Co 10ppm This is...
View ArticleTriangle Tube Cold Feet
Hi All,Newbie here, residential consumer. I have used the search function, but didn't find what I was looking for. I'm very close to installing a Triangle Prestige Trimax Solo Series 110 boiler with a...
View ArticleWeil Mcclain cga gold + Nest
The temperature went down yesterday so I started thinking to turn on my heat. I purchased the apartment 2 months ago in small walkup building. I noticed that each unit has his own boiler WeilMcclain...
View ArticleMicrobubble Air Eliminator
Does anyone make an air eliminator with a union connection like they do for fill valves or mixing valves. It sure would make servicing/replacement a lot easier, no?
View ArticleStandby Generator-Tips to hire and install it right
I looked into standby generators a few years ago and got spooked by all the variables - gas service pressure, gas pipe size, meter capacity, building code requirements etc - and backed away because of...
View ArticleBuderus GB142 doesn't power on
We've got a Buderus GB142 that was installed in 2007 or so. It was chilly yesterday so I turned the heat on for the first time this season, and after 15 minutes, no heat. So I went down to the basement...
View ArticleSealing combustion test holes on pvc
what are options for properly sealing combustion test holes on high eff.boilers/furnaces after taking tests in the pvc venting. Seems like most boilers have provisions built in but some do not and...
View ArticleOversized Boiler
I converted from Oil to heat last year and the plumber installed a Williamson GSA‑250 Complete 250,000 BTU Steam Boiler. It seems like it is way oversized. My was built in the 1920's and is 2,500...
View ArticleIPhone heating control
I have a Vokera Compact SE Combi Boiler controlled by a Honeywell ST9100A - because of reasons of disability I would like to turn the heating on or off remotely by using my Iphone what must I do to...
View ArticleBuderus GB142 radiator water too hot?
I just replaced the fan in my GB 142 due to a 3C/217 error. Its 55F outside and the water is heating to 135 before the thermostat stopped calling for heat. This seems high to me so I checked the return...
View ArticleIs there anyone in newport news VA who services a Buderus GB-142 wall mound...
I would love some help on this.
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These are straight tees - no scoops or such to direct water?
2-1/2 mains, single pipe converted gravity system. I'd like to know because straight tees mean, I think, that the radiators are supplied purely from gravity flow off the main; and also that radiators...
View ArticleGas Boiler - Inadequate Heating - Seeking Feedback/Solution
Hello – As the weather is beginning to get cold in the northeast I realize that I need to finally address a heating problem that we lived with last winter and quickly forgot about as the weather...
View ArticleBryant. 90% 10 years old
I have removed the t stat wires from board and manually jumped r and white to eliminate the t stat all together and now when I hold down safety switch and furnace will do its 60 second start up fan...
View ArticleWeil mclain gv90
What are some things to look for when thermal fuse failed . Inducer started and ran ok and vent seems clear
View Articlegas meter pipe size
I think i know the answer but am hoping i dont. just tied in two new risers which was a bear having to cut in and use left right nipples 4 inches apart. dont worry i kept gauges on all four sections...
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...
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