How's this beauty?
Beautiful old house amongst the mansions of Carmel, Indiana. He wants a quote on a new boiler. Scary for us, everyday work for most of you.
Also need to replace the radiator valves. I'm guessing a R E Michel 2K324 is what we need?
Help!
Where's my pictures!
???
Not sure ,I did not take them :)
I have enough experience to know , that I dont know it all
i havent seen it either
Look on the floor under the screen maybe you dropped it when you moved the mouse
David
aka DrPepper
John...
Not sure what format you are trying to post, but JPEG works best. If the picture is too large, it might get rejected.
Happy Gnu Ears.
ME
It's not so much a case of "You got what you paid for", as it is a matter of "You DIDN'T get what you DIDN'T pay for, and you're NOT going to get what you thought you were in the way of comfort". Borrowed from Heatboy.
This post was edited by an admin on January 1, 2012 10:30 AM.
Try again
I'll try again tomorrow. They are jpgs but could be too big, I'll reduce before sending.
Replacement
I'd replace it with a Mod/Con and a 'Smart" pump and replace all the radiator valves with new TRV';s. You may have to install a neutralizer kit on the condensate drain of a Mod/Con, but you can expect substantial fuel savings.
a real beauty
is that a 1-pipe or 2-pipe? i would try to clean up the valves which are there, as a new replacement may have a slightly different length, and might alter the slope of any horizontal below it, in addition to the terrible job of changing out the spud! on 1-pipe, the valves should never be closed, except for service, so if you can repack the bonnet, then you are good to go.
make sure the owner understands the time you will take to calculate the edr before selecting the boiler is a necessary part of the job. if you think he is shopping you, then you may want to keep the edr figures to yourself.
don't forget the good low-pressure gauge, and vaporstat. in my opinion, they are not optional items, but important pieces of the whole system. encourage him to cruise the wall, and see for himself the problems of many who chose price over experience, and knowledge.--nbc
Hot water
There's a B&G 100 hiding behind the boiler.
time to shine
You have the chance to be a super hero with this job. I'm pretty sure its a two pipe system looking at the boiler pic and I'm not sure what a R E Michel 2K324 is. It's ideal for use of a mod/con boiler utilizing outdoor reset combined with a Smart pump and TRV's on each radiator. IMHO, This kind of system is the closest you can get to a well designed radiant floor system and you have to sell the customer on that. It's not gonna be cheap so talk with the customer by educating them about the benefits of a system that can save them money and deliver comfort like they've never known before. A job like this takes a fair amount of design work so after the talk you'll know what direction they want to go. Good luck!
It's not so much a case of "You got what you paid for", as it is a matter of "You DIDN'T get what you DIDN'T pay for, and you're NOT going to get what you thought you were in the way of comfort". Borrowed from Heatboy.This post was edited by an admin on January 1, 2012 10:30 AM.
