Questions tagged [boiler]
The boiler is used in a central heating system to heat water that is pumped through pipes to radiators within the home.
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Saving energy with wall-mounted boiler and radiators
I have a wall-mounted gas boiler and four radiators around the house in different rooms and locations, and the thermostat is in the living room. I wonder should I close all radiators except the one in ...
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Only unit in condo building with water hammer
This exchange is always helpful. I read a similar post for some ideas, but this situation is slightly different.
I have hydronic baseboard heating with a common boiler in the garage under the building....
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Adjusting propane/air mix for boiler
Bit of a saga; upshot is that I need to adjust the fuel:air mix in a propane-fired boiler, after I made repairs and put in a brand new, name brand propane valve. What would be a decent exhaust-gas ...
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Wiring Boiler for a C wire Adapter
I want to install a smart thermostat for one of my boiler zones. My thermostat doesn't have a C wire. It looks like installing an adapter would be the best option, but I am not sure my system is ...
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How to calculate heat loss for sizing of supplemental heat source?
If a home uses a supplemental heat source such as electric baseboard or hydronic panel radiators to raise the room temperature by 10 degrees, how do you calculate the BTUs required in a given room?
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What purpose do the extra wires for my boiler thermostat serve?
I am pulling out an existing wood burning boiler, EKO Biomass 40, and replacing it with a Switzer boiler. This boiler will be my primary and I have a secondary oil-burner in my basement. The heating ...
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Taco circulator pump capacitor melted
We have a boiler with a Taco circulator pump that was replaced 2 years ago, and the circulator pump recently stopped working. I realized this when two of the three radiators stopped warming up, and I ...
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OK to use this C-wire in old boiler for Nest smart thermostat?
I have an old heat-only gas system with radiators, the boiler is a Willaimson-Thermoflo GWA070NS. I'm trying to install a Nest thermostat but only the R and W wires were in use with my old one. There'...
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Do steam heat systems need flushing?
Do steam heat systems ever need to be flushed?
The last owners & I never did, about 25 years. One pipe steam heat system, 30g peerless oil boiler.
Sight glass gets fairly brown within days of ...
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How to create a C-Wire from Honeywell R8888A/B
So Ive been trying to install a new Honeywell wi-fi thermostat. I have been unsuccessful in any event. I have a third wire unused at every thermostat in my home which is black. This black wire tuns ...
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How to connect C-Wire to Weil-McLain Boiler CGa Series 3
I'm trying to install a Nest learning WIFI thermostat to my boiler. However, I'm not sure where to connect the common wire. I've went through multiple posts on this forum but unfortunately wasn't able ...
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How to address low flow from a circulating pump
I hired some plumbers to reroute baseboard heating to hug rearranged walls on the second floor (as a part of a bathroom remodel). They drained the system, turned off the heat, and rerouted the pipe. ...
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What do T, RF and Lost mean in a circuit diagram?
I recently bought a mechanical thermostat to control the house's temperature during the winter. I need to connect it to the house boiler and into the thermostat, so that the device can get power from ...
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Pilot light on boiler will light but burners won’t light
We have a very old boiler system (HydroTherm R150) in our 1800’s home. Last year it worked without issue, this year we’re not able to get it started.
The pilot light was shut off, I opened the valve ...
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Smart Thermostat - Boiler does not have a C terminal. Can I use the TV or T instead
I am trying to install an Amazon smart thermostat but the boiler does not have a C terminal.
It has a C1 terminal but I do not think it is the same due to it being connected to the circulator pump (I ...
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How can I test snow melt system sensors?
I bought a place last summer with a hydronic snow melt system. If works when I turn it on manually.
How might I test that the sensors are operable in "auto" mode without waiting for a ...
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Preparing for steam boiler maintenance
I've just moved into a new house with radiator heat/steam boiler, and there seem to be a few issues (loud banging noises on startup, one radiator leaking). I have a maintenance person coming out next ...
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Auto air vent above boiler hydronic expansion tank dripping/leaking
I have a boiler + indirect water heater system. Above the boiler on the hot water outlet side there are a water expansion tank and an auto air vent and on the return side there is another auto air ...
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How do you bleed the air out of a Grundfos UPS15-58FC Circulating Pump?
My Grundfos UPS15-58FC has become a bit noisy when operational. Its a part of my heating system and it starts to hum from time to time and this causes the pipe its on to vibrate. I would like to try ...
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Fast Stat Common Maker Setup on 2 Wire Boiler
I'm trying to wire up my ecobee in a new house that only has 2 thermostat wires (R, W). I bought a Fast Stat, but I'm unsure how to set it up as I have a complicated setup. There are two aquastats (...
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Thermostat calling for heat but brand new Taco Zone Switch not opening?
I have a trusty old gas boiler that succeeded at providing baseboard heat to 2 zones for years. I recently had a third zone added. This is a 2-wire, heat-only system. The electrician tried and couldn'...
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Recommended pressure in hydronic radiator closed circuit
What is the recommended pressure in a hydronic radiator closed circuit? By "closed" I mean there is a valve to fill it and then it can be closed, after which the circuit is not connected to ...
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C wire possibly on my boiler/heat pump
Hey so I know this is annoying and asked way too often but the wife wants a WiFi thermostat and of course I don’t have a “c” wire hooked up and there is no “c” terminal on my control board. We have ...
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What is the purpose of boiler damper?
Gas hydronic boilers usually have a mechanically controlled damper along the way of its ventilation stack, typically near the appliance itself, for proximity of electrical connection. Is their only ...
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Hydronic boiler flue ventilation
My gas hydronic boiler is designed (or just specified) to require a draft hood and a damper on its 6" flue. My question is, on a level lower that going by the dictates of the spec, how much less ...
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Why does my radiant heater have multiple zone valves?
I have in-floor water radiant heating.
There are five zones of varying sizes. In some larger zones there are multiple circulation loops split from the supply and then recombined for the return.
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Neutral Wire on Oil Boiler
I am going to help out a friend hook up their nest thermostat and as you might have guessed it's only a 2 wire at the location of the thermostat. Since the cheaper and newer version of the Nest ...
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is it okay if heat exchanger's secondary is connected reverse
We bought a house with floor heating, and replaced the old boiler. We installed a Saunier Duval Isofast condens 21 gas burning boiler and an external Zilmet zb190 heat exchanger between the boiler and ...
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Hydronic boiler sharing 20A circuit
I would like to connect my hydronic boiler to a 20A circuit already loaded by a microwave and a range hood. The label on the boiler says it draws LESS THAN 12A.
Does this run a risk of overloading ...
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Pressure testing gas hydronic boiler
I just bought a used gas hydronic boiler at an antique shop. I have not yet installed it and the item is still returnable if dysfunctional. I was wondering if it would be a good idea to pressure test ...
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Hydronic boiler electrical connection
Every hydronic boiler (for radiators) I've seen had a direct wire electrical connection into an adjacent box, meaning disconnection requires electrical work. I would like to my new boiler more ...
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Choice of steel pipe for extending boiler water sockets
I bought a used hydronic boiler at an antique shop and it came with 1-1/4" (can't tell if galvanized or black due to corrosion) steel fittings for water in and out sockets.
In extending them for ...
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Boiler flue adapting to chimney vent pipe
I bought a used hydronic boiler at an antique shop to replace my old one. It came with a flue that reduces from 6" at the appliance box to 5" after a draft hood and a vent damper.
My ...
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Adding a C wire to Lochinvar Boiler - 2 zones
I am trying to connect an ecobee which requires a C wire to my 2 zone heating system - boiler is a brand new Lonchinvar. My current thermostat only has a red and white wire (I have no AC, just heat). ...
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Boiler turns on briefly throughout the night
We moved house a few months ago and our property either has the same or a very similar boiler to our old house. It's a condensing boiler, a Worcester Greenstar 37cdi and the controls look identical. ...
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Should condensate pipe go below vent and how?
Need to lay condensate pipe from the boiler room to the waste pipe, on the other side of my flat. Will use condensate pump and use loft as proxy.
I want to drill through ceiling from my boiler storage ...
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Hive Wiring Advice - Combi Boiler
I've just moved house and am trying to wire up the hive (as I did in my previous house with no problems). I have a combi boiler (Ideal Logic 30) and a single-channel hive receiver. The old thermostat (...
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I think my gas boiler flue looks off
We had a gas boiler installed. The registered installer did not highlight any issues with fitting the boiler before fitting it. I was away when the job was done and now there is a "snorkel" ...
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Trying to wire a nest thermostat E in UK with 2 live wire and 2 neutrals
I live in the UK and am trying to replace a Honeywell WiFi thermostat with a Google Nest thermostat E. I have 2 3-core wires coming into my thermostat, 2 live and 2 neutral wires, 1 pair I believe are ...
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Can I build a small basement under wood cabin and add an electrical boiler 30L for shower and sink?
Can I build a small basement under wood cabin and add an electrical boiler 30L (e.g. Ariston Andris) for shower and sink that would be at ground floor?
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Can't get boiler to stop heating! It's 80 degrees in the house
I have two boiler systems. One for the heating of the house, and one for sink/shower hot water.
The boiler for the house will not turn off! It does kick on and off for a duration of time like it ...
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How to further troubleshoot a problem with my condensate pump?
During a recent trip to be basement I noticed that the floor was wet under my condensate pump. This pump collects the water from my water heater but it's powered through my boiler.
There was a lot of ...
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Is there a way to relieve the pressure on a model 30 expansion tank without draining the system?
I want to change my Xtrol model 30 expansion tank on my boiler. It is not waterlogged but 15 years old and I'm getting ready to sell the house. Plus the pressure has been going a little higher than ...
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Why do some multi-zone heating systems have multiple circulators?
In a lot of photos I've seen here and elsewhere of hot water home heating systems with multiple zones, each zone has its own circulator.
In my two-zone system there is one circulator, with a zone ...
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Can I have independent heating zones with a standard boiler?
We have a new standard gas boiler in our home along with two thermostats, one for the basement and one for the rest of the house (living room, bedrooms, etc).
The problem we're having is that the ...
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How do I test and maintain the expansion tank on my boiler?
I don’t know what maintenance or adjustments are possible on an expansion tank. I understand from the answer to this question that it needs to be "pre charged" to accommodate the range of ...
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How can I increase boiler system pressure so bleeding 3rd floor radiators is easier?
It is very difficult to bleed air out of my 3rd floor radiators. I need at least 23 pounds according to the gage on the boiler, and ideally closer to 30 (but not too close!), to speed things up. The ...
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C-wire nest to burnham boiler
Connecting nest learning 3rd gen to burnham series 2 model 203 boiler. I am only using the system for heat. I have three wires at the thermostat R,W and an unused green that I would like to turn ...
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How do a boiler’s autofill valve and expansion tank work together as a system?
How do the expansion tank and automatic fill / reducing valve work together in a hot water heating system? It seems to me that if the expansion tank is charged too high the autofill valve will never ...
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Does this boiler flame look ok?
This is my natural gas hot water heating boiler flame. It lights up initially with a fair bit of orange flame, and after 10 seconds or so settles into what's pictured. I believe it mostly looks as ...