Need ideas
Hello everyone. Recently I posted about repiping my combi boiler and I have some questions. I was just in my basement looking at the combi only to find there are some connections leaking again. This...
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Has this gas hot water boiler seen better days?
I am considering Purchasing a home with this baseboard hot water system. I’ve always had forced hot air heating. It’s a Burnham and looks to be about 30 years old, and has 2 zones. I notice a lot of...
View ArticleStandard Propane Boiler vs Wall Hung?
I've received a few quotes and the products are all over the map. How do I determine which are the best products? If I want to purchase a combi heat and water, does a Weil-McLain (GV90+) offer water?...
View ArticleAm I probably looking at a new boiler?
Hello! I just found out that my natural gas bill for the month of March was absolutely atrocious. December, January and February weren't far behind. The gas services a larger hot water heater as well,...
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trying to identify my boiler
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. recently purchased a home built in the 1920's the heating is working fine but I was curious at how old the boiler was. There are index cards with service...
View ArticleCan I replace masonry chimney at roofline?
The chimney that my boiler vents into is deteriorating and I am debating what to do. There appears to be a few different factors working together to destroy this chimney, from the inside and from the...
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Best Type Insulation 1.25" Boiler Black Pipe
New hot water boiler install. Have about 30ft of 1.25" black pipe. Various unions, Tees, elbows, check valves, threaded pipe clamps, etc. Usually it seems 1 inch fiberglass is recommended over the big...
View ArticleBoiler Help
Looking for positive experiences ONLY with brands/models gas boiler combi before making purchase
View ArticleCan HydroStat 3200+ be set for WWSD in Summer w/o ODR sensor?
@"Harvey Ramer" New atmospheric boiler install with Turbomax Reverse Indirect, Hydrostat 3200+ DHW priority. Not sure if Hydrostat can achieve WWSD without ODR sensor which we don't have and likely...
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Is This 'Storage Rust' on Section of New Boiler?
Month-old install; I expect final tuneup and control tweaks to be finished tomorrow. Peerless MI-03; looking forward to seeing significant savings over old oversized boiler. Yesterday I took a look at...
View ArticleQuestion on gas fireplace conversion
Can a Heat n Glo AT-Grand gas fireplace (nat gas) be converted from a standing pilot to a piezo ignition?
View ArticleHTP Hot plastic odors
I have a UFT-100 boiler installed with an SSU-40 indirect water heater with a Caleffi air separator and a Grundfos Alpha II pump(and pressure reducing valve and expansion tank and other assorted...
View ArticleHelp choosing the right gas boiler
A little background first. I graduated a 2 year plumbing and heating trade program in 2016 and worked for a service company for about a year before deciding to leave the industry and join the family...
View ArticleCloset Boiler Venting Into Alley
I'm looking for some guidance on replacing a Burnham Spacemaster direct vent gas boiler. We have hydronic baseboard heating and the options considered have been in the 90,000 to 100,000 BTU range. The...
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Weil-McLain Gas Fried Water Boiler Rusted Out in 3 years
This is a Weil-McLain GV90+ Series 2 Water Boiler. It was installed about 4 years Ago in a basement room. Vented outside. There is also a 20 year old gas forced air furnace in the room that is no...
View ArticleHeatmaker
My heatmaker propane boiler is working for hot water but all three zones quit working for heat. Can someone plz help me get my heat back working for my zones.
View ArticleChimney Affidavit
My plumber needs an affidavit from an engineer stating that my chimney has the capacity to vent 2 boilers and 2 water heaters. All 4 appliances use natural gas. I've been calling various companies...
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Replacing old cast iron boiler with - Bosch SSB, Navien, Lochinvar?
Ripped out the old Weil Mclain 210K cast iron boiler and old radiators in my house and wanting to replace it with one of these listed above. I'm in the Hudson Valley and the house is circa 1900, 2...
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baseboard heater water spitting not fixed after three plumbers
Sorry if I am not use the correct term or words as English is not the first language. I am trying to learn as much as I can from this community. I have one pipe steam gas boiler system in an old house...
View ArticleMath time: condensate drain on common exhaust
Gang, I have 2 Navien NFB-200s that are exhausting via a common vent. Per Navien's instructions, we put a tee facing downward just downstream from the last unit to catch condensate (otherwise,...
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