Heating Help

I have not ...

@ February 20, 2013 9:35 PM in Rattling sound

had much experience w/ EK2K but from the info you have given I have a couple suggestions... 1) either replace the circulator w/ a 007 OR at least pull the check valve out of the grundfos 15-58. You can't have an  IFC circ w/ the zone valves.
 2) Replace the guts on the HW super vent. It may be just crudded up OR replace the supervent w/ a spirovent. After the system is purged and parts replace I would add/ pump in some dish washing detergent to help w/ the air issues.

Heat pump ...

@ February 20, 2013 5:49 PM in Heat Pump WH to dehumidify + existing indirect ??

water heaters are not all they are cracked up to be... especially in NH.(I'm in Dover) They are pretty noisy, will make the room they are in, cold and the electric rates are much higher as a general rule here. PSNH does not have a rebate for water heating...
 Why is you basement wet? Do you need to regrade outside and get the runoff away from your foundation? would a sump pump help? Would a more efficient dehumidifier help?

If you have....

@ February 19, 2013 5:04 PM in erie zone valve issue

the direct replacement all you need to do is swap out the head and you should be good to go... no need to get into the copper. Just two torx head screws @ 2 & 8 o'clock.

sounds as if....

@ February 17, 2013 11:19 PM in Baxi Luna HT pressure problem

the pressure reducing valve/ fast fill has gone a bit wonky....  Typically it is a Watts 911s or 1156f. Sounds like that needs to be replaced.

I too would wait...

@ February 17, 2013 8:04 PM in stripping radiators

Take them outside and try pressure washing them w/ a pressure washer and a sharp nozzle.

looks like....

@ February 17, 2013 7:58 PM in Williamson aka Weil Mclain Base Cracked Base

it may have been dropped. Not a huge deal as it is well supported on the blocks. It will NOT cause a leak or anything. Is it a gas boiler?

lucky you...

@ February 17, 2013 2:38 PM in Electified Cold Water Lines

didnt get electrocuted..... I would have insisted on getting an electrician. Thats nuts. I might just put a call into the building dept to let them know.

no matter...

@ February 15, 2013 11:56 PM in Indirect and boiler sizing

new or old. You don't figure in the domestic load to the boiler sizing UNLESS you have some CRAZY hot water needs.

Boiler tappings....

@ February 15, 2013 11:53 PM in Possible to damage plastic threads on indirect water heater?

on a SSC-50 and female and not plastic. They are steel and on the side. The top hot and cold water nipples have plastic lined dielectric nipples and can be damaged w/ heat. Hence the reason you presolder the fittings on and wrap the area w/ a cold wet rag.

If your boiler.....

@ February 15, 2013 5:51 PM in Indirect and boiler sizing

is in theory already over-sized then forget about it... you have the storage, you will not run out of hot water. What is the place you're heating? I have 3 baths a SSU-60 and a Buderus 115-21 (3 section) w/ tekmar 260 AND  2-3 teenagers and I never have run out of hot water in 8 yrs.

Please...

@ February 12, 2013 5:44 PM in Should we choose this boiler? CC125 125,000 BTU In/put 96,000 BTU Output Challenger Combo Boiler - Space Heating & Domestic Hot Water

don't talk pricing.... The Challenger is OK, just OK. I would Opt for the TT Prestige solo and a indirect water heater.. Much better boiler. The combi part of the Challenger is not great and it will not meet your hot water needs..

That is...

@ February 12, 2013 5:21 PM in SecondOpinion

my bet.... The probe type Hydrolevel LWCO has a cycle-guard feature that I am not sure if a really like a lot.

RE..Onix and Glycol...

@ February 12, 2013 5:17 PM in Gunk in the Onix

If you are taking all the precautions to add distilled water to a heating system then you are most likely flushing and cleaning the system before you add the Propylene glycol and Distilled water... You are to be commended! Most people don't do that and therefore the crap in the system kill the oxygen inhibitors in the mix in short order. The system then goes acidic sooner and attacks the tubing. As a general rule I don't think a lot of contractors pay much attention to boiler system chemistry and that is a shame.

Yes...

@ February 11, 2013 8:23 PM in Gunk in the Onix

Glycol in Onix is bad news... I had one system it killed the tubing. Rohmar products work well for me. I have another system in town that I flushed out as much crap w/ water at street pressure. Then added the 9100 and ran it in the system for a month. Flushed out the crap (looked like black coffee) and then added the 922. It has run that way for 9 mo. It should have a check up in the spring... good luck.

yes you can.

@ February 10, 2013 1:45 PM in Unfamiliar with this setup

this is what should be on a boiler converted to gas from oil...  http://www.fieldcontrols.com/m_mg1.php
along w/ this.... http://www.fieldcontrols.com/thermal.php

Tim, there...

@ February 10, 2013 1:39 PM in Good old "Powerpile"

is something to be said about simplicity, isn't there. :)  kcopp

well done...

@ February 10, 2013 1:02 PM in Utica Boiler ignition problem

you get a star for the day... That is what "the wall" is all about.

I did not....

@ February 9, 2013 3:41 PM in Why does this set up "work"?

get that far. The install was done by a company that is now out of business. The system has been  fine for a year and a half until that last cold snap where it locked out 2 times. I offered to do a complete system check w/ combustion tool and all but he just wanted to do the spill switch and double baro. I clocked it just to see if was over-fired

Why does this set up "work"?

@ February 9, 2013 9:07 AM in Why does this set up "work"?

Did a service call for a steam boiler this week... It is a 4 sec. Weil SGO w/ a Carlin EZ gas burner. Added a Field MG1 and a spill switch that was missing.  Nat gas. About 1 and 1/2 yrs old. It was piped in 1/2 CSST about 35 feet from the meter. Looking at the gas charts the pipe capacity is about 50K BTU. Burner is about 150k input. I clocked the meter and I get 148k. How can that be?

seems odd....

@ February 9, 2013 7:20 AM in Tired of Quietside break down.

to ditch the gas. I would look into a good combi gas unit w/ a proved track record. Triangle tube prestige Excellence, Smith GC160/ Embassy Onex, Bosch Greenstar combi100... make sure whoever installs it has training on that unit.

furthermore....

@ February 8, 2013 9:43 PM in Unfamiliar with this setup

you can't have a draft hood on a converted set up. The boiler w/ a conversion burner is not an atmospheric boiler....by all rights it is a fan assisted set up.

The Barometeric...

@ February 8, 2013 3:57 PM in Unfamiliar with this setup

should have been changed out to a double acting type. I just did this this morning. A Field MG-1 and a spill switch.