Noritz Combi Nightmare
Hi. I am struggling with a new Noritz CB 180 installation. We have a brand new install - less than a month old. Its a CB 180 in a condo serving both domestic hot water and a First Co Airhandler Hot...
View Article31yo Bryant boiler intermittent kettling
On Jan 23 our boiler started banging very loudly at about 2:30 am. I shut it off, opened the pressure relief valve and let a a few quarts of water and steam out, added some more fresh water back up to...
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Do I Have An Air Eliminator?
Hi there, seems that I have 2 pipes coming out of the supply side, but is one really an air eliminator? I haven't seen it done like that on others' systems. The top piece sure seems like one. I just...
View ArticleBanging from primary pump
Hello all, My Lochinvar Knight boiler had been working great but lately it keeps making the pipes bang which can be heard upstairs. I went into the basement and filmed it to give you folks a better...
View ArticleSpirovent capped
My heating tech installed a Spirovent to remove air from my system. We still had problems with circulation of the water through our baseboard heating due to air in the system. Two weeks later, the tech...
View ArticleNo heat in one hydronic zone
I have been in the field for over 40 years and came across this problem that I wonder if anyone else has ever witnessed and if so what was the cure. I have a 6 zone hydronic system that has taco...
View ArticleUsing a natural gas gun on my 6yr old Burnham Boiler
My plumber suggested we swap the oil gun on our boiler to a gas gun and avoid the costly replacement of the entire boiler. The mfg says they won't warrant the new gun or system but with so many mfgs...
View ArticleBosch Tankless - Piped Correctly?
I bought a house and this system had already been installed. There is no record of a sign-off at the local building department for the Bosch Direct Vent Boiler ZWB 42-3 A Greenstar Combi 151 used for...
View ArticlePropane tank draw
I have a couple of 1000 gallon underground propane tanks. One of the tank is drawing and is now at about 20% full while one the other tank, the level needle has not moved in the last 3 month (shows at...
View ArticleTankless Boiler Makeup Water
I understand it is correct to fill the system a the point of no pressure where the expansion tank is installed on the system...why is there an internal fill valve built into Navien's Combi Boiler if...
View ArticleTuttle and Bailey radiator
Hi, My old house has old T&B radiators and one of them is leaking water. My contractor said he has ever seen this type of radiator. If you have any idea about the location I can purchase the same...
View ArticleOil to gas conversion - reasonable price ?
I have a 3,400 sq ft home + a full basement which I may want to heat one day. The house has baseboard heating w 2 zones.The price is for a Triangle Instinct 155 and a Triangle tube 40 gallon indirect...
View ArticleNG conventional boiler advise
I was wondering if someone can advise me on buying peerless or slant fin natural gas boiler
View ArticleMunchkin 140M, fighting the typical F09. NG fueled
My first post here and a little disclaimer. I am not a certified HVAC technician but more than competent in the field (They all say that right?) Anyway, I've always serviced this myself and generally...
View ArticleUltra 155 weil McCain boiler question
Well it’s been too good to be true that this boiler has worked all season with no issues Since the weather has got a little warmer but I still need heat them and the boiler is choosing to modulate hot...
View ArticleNavien NCB 210 CONDENSATE
Installed many of these but now I have no place to run the condensate line. The plumbing is not assessable. I did one years ago where i went outside with the condensate tube. My issues is freezing....
View ArticleReplace an unreliable mod/con with another?
Part A I am going to replace my mod/con gas boiler (94% AFUE) because it has had three failures in 12 years (company name begins with B). For each failure, I was out of the country for an extended...
View Articleneeds an expert team for the oil and gas forging.
Hi, guys, my elder brother is working as a safety officer in a ship maintenance company. Last day in our normal conversation he told me that his company needs an expert team for the oil and gas...
View ArticleLooking for 80% furnace recommendations for quiet burner
I live in a townhouse that has the furnace in an upstairs closet that cannot be moved. It has to be an 80% downflow as I cannot modify the building. I recently put in an Amana 60k 2 stage and the...
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