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Need help identifying 2 pipe system style and trap type .
Top of 4 story 12 apt building in bathroom and living room are both loops like in picture shown . I was assuming the trap discharged into smaller line . But then ive never seen that kind of trap where...
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I recently bought a 30 yr old home with hydronic radiant floor heating where all heat comes from a boiler. It's all very foreign to me as I've only ever had a house/appt with a furnace and separate...
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I have a two-family house. I just had new gas -steam heat boilers installed. Unit one runs for about 35 minutes and then short cycles. The plumber who installed them has been making adjustments to the...
View ArticleNew steam boiler installed and now there is water hammer and water coming...
I just got a new steam boiler installed and now I am having some serious issues. After turning the heat on, I get a bad water hammer. It seems as if I have two mains coming from the header (not a...
View ArticleUtica UBSSC-100 combustion Analizer help
Hello everyone I am having a hard time figuring out how to measure the imput and CO@ like it says to do in the start up procedure . I have a feeling my plumber turned the gas valve screw without...
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Condensing Boilers and Room Air
I'm looking to replace my cast iron Weil Mclain with a high efficiency condensing boiler once it dies but I don't want to create holes in the exterior walls both for HOA reasons and aesthetic reasons...
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Hi I have a gas furnace and have an automatic feeder but I'm having a problem with the feeder stopping. Water just keeps getting put in the furnace and not stopping. How can I fix this?
View ArticleIs my by-pass working?
No quite sure how to tell if the by pass is working properly. Even if the water in the zones are hot (simple touch/feel in various parts of the house), how do you confirm the by-pass is completely...
View ArticleMod Con. or Combi?
Hi all, Newbie homeowner who fancies himself a DIYer here so I apologize if I'm over my skis here a bit. Some quick info on my home: * 6 BR/4.5 BA (4 tubs - and my children and my wife tend to bath. 2...
View ArticleTaco SR405 relay box fuses
It appears the SR405 on my heating system has blown it's Fuse(s). No power light, no circulation, no heat, fkn cold at 26ºF. Are there spare fuses within the box .... in theory? If not, what kind of...
View ArticleUpgrade Advice on Strange System in 1906 House
we have been renting a whole house from our LL since 2016; she's in her late 70s and is considering selling to us in the next 2-3 years. The house needs upgrades across the board but one major is the...
View ArticleTrane XV90- No heat and no lights on board
Hi folks, Woke up to a 62 degree downstairs... Thermostat had power, but when i went to basement no lights (green or red) visible on board. Unit seems to have power as a fan and attached humidifier and...
View ArticleWhistle noise
Hi guys on a vitogas 100 i have a loud whistling noise coming off the burner any ideas
View ArticleCan someone plz tell me
there’s a gas boiler in this place and I was hearing a strange scraping noise when it cycled on so maintenance came to check it and said there’s no water in the boiler. My question is how does that...
View ArticleFurnace failure, please help
Furnace quit on Monday evening. I took my time to investigate because there are lots of other things going on. It is an old Ducane horizontal furnace in the attic with a Honeywell controller (ST912GC,...
View ArticleHot water coil system blows cool air
I'm in Austin. We got power back on and our gas powered boiler is giving out hot water but our vents have started blowing cool air since early AM (had been blowing hot air just last night). I double...
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Hot Water Boiler Burning Way Too Much Gas
I need help EXPERTS:I have a pretty old peerless hot water boiler (Baseboard heating), 165,000 BTU. My house was built in 1950, 2 family, it's an old house. The area to be heated is 1,700 sqf, it's...
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Vintage Honeywell Gas Valve Replacement/Retrofit
I have a gas furnace outfitted in the 1920s with a Honeywell gas valve, size 3/4, pressure 8 oz, Type VS887A27X2 G-LP. It employs a 300mV thermopile. Can a replacement or a retrofit be had for the...
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Boiler Pressure & Dripping System
I’ve struggled to figure out how to drain the boiler and refill it again and I’ve read every article online on how to do so but I couldn’t find anything that is helpful. I know that there is air in the...
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