Lochinvar main board repair
After 10 year my Knight WHN-155 failed to ignite. The only option was replacing the board which was rather costly and tricky to source. In looking at the board, the igniter fires from a “spark...
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Rinnai error code 12
Hello, I have been getting error 12 intermittently for a few months. I took out the thermopile (manual calls it a thermocouple, but it has 2 wires that plug into the circuit board), and cleaned it....
View ArticleBoiler is working and heating up water but no heat
My boiler is working and heating up water but does not send water up the hose. It starts to shudder and shake which I think there might be air in the system but when I try to bleed the air out it does...
View ArticleBoiler keeps turning on and off, low water sensor light turns on and off with...
I have just bled the system and gotten rid of all the air in the system. The boiler turn on and heats up the water to the right temperature and then starts turning on and off with the low water light...
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York TG8S060A12MP11B Furnace intermittently goes into lockout and then led...
Hi, I have had the subject problem with the subject furnace for over a year now after moving in to my home which was built around 2013. I purchased the home in 2018 and have noticed this problem ever...
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Rheem 90 plus Gas Furnace very Loud. Noise Mitigation suggestions please
I live in portland Oregon and have a small 1800 sq ft home built in 1914 with no insulation. Home came with a circa 2003 Rheem Classic 90 plus that vents out the side of the house 15 feet from the...
View ArticleFurnace not firing
Help!!I have a wells McClain cgm 6. series 8. I can’t seem to find that model online but some are close and look almost identical. I came home to the house being cold and checked the boiler. The pilot...
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Help
Does any one know in what position does this red stopcock handle need to be in,and what does this handle control being on or off..I’m asking because I noticed my zone heat problems started when I...
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Did someone forget a regulator?
2 gas heaters and 125k and 75k Manual = Gas pressure to appliance controls must never exceed 14" W.C. (1/2 psi) Utility States = The meter size at this address is 250. Which means it can handle up to...
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Old Steel Expansion tank
How do you add air to an old steel expansion tank? The expansion tank doesn't not have an area where I can read the pressure but I do have a compressor and I can add air to it. I drained water from it...
View ArticleGoodman forced air LOUD
I had a Goodman forced air furnace and CAC installed in my Mothers 2nd floor condo. She couldnt hear well and never complained it was loud. Well I want to sell the place and this thing sounds like a...
View ArticleNew Boiler / Indirect System Advice (Viessmann vs. Weil-McClain)
Hi All, Apologies for the long post. I'm newly registered here, but have appreciated your collective wisdom for years. Robert O'Brien's articles on boiler sizing have been especially helpful. I would...
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Can I add a bigger radiator in a cold kitchen?
Hello, We are very happy with the heat in the rest of our house but the kitchen is colder than we would like. We use an electric blower heater in the colder mornings, which works but would prefer not...
View ArticleX-2 Series Gas Boiler Question - US Boiler Company
Is this a good hot water boiler? Is the X-2 model chimney vented? I am confused between the series X-2 and the series 2, what is the difference?
View ArticleHow to add a radiator to existing steam heating system
Hello, I am new to this forum. have a question: I have a room without heat. It is next to the kitchen which has a radiator. The house uses steam boiler. My question is whether I could install a...
View ArticleSteam leak
I have a 8 year old Crown boiler for a one pipe steam. I have been losing approx a gallon of water every 4 days and the water level in the sight gauge drops a lot while the boiler is heating. It used...
View Articleheating a room in basement 15 x30 area
any thoughts on how to heat this area in basement-used as a office very cold
View ArticleHow often to clean pigtail of steam gas boiler?
My boiler stopped working because the water was low; the technician told me that cause was pigtail's clogging. I wonder whether I should ask technician company to clean the pigtail annually or replace...
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Lenox Elite Series - flame out
Hoping for an easy solution (yea, right :O)). Dewinterizing a large home with 4 (Lenox) split units. 2 (vertical) units in basement fired up and are working normally. 2 (horizonal) units in the attic...
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[Steam boiler issue] Rust on burner, small smoke. Time for replacement?
Hello,My gas steam heater is acting up lately. Every time I checked, the pilot light went off.So I lit it up and it starts up right away.But once a while it will went off on its own.One thing I notice...
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