Questions tagged [heating]
For general questions on heating in your home. Be sure to also include tags describing fuel source (electric-heat or gas), type of components, etc.
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How to balance minisplits and oil furnace for winter heat?
We had a full set of Carrier mini-splits installed (1600 sq. ft, 2 stories, 5 heads), added to a very senior oil furnace.
We're still getting used to them. We opted out of the "smart" ...
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Register heater stopped working
My friend's in-wall register heater stopped working after someone stacked some things in front of it. I opened it up and it looks like there is no reset button on the safety shutoff (it's an older ...
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Ecobee Aux Heat running only in the early morning hours between 1:30-5:30am [closed]
We have only had our ecobee for about 9 months and it was still chilly in March of 2024 so we had ran our heat then as well but this didn’t happen. It only does it in the middle of the night. It has ...
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Are heater controls universal?
Im looking to switch my mecanical heater controls for wifi enabled ones.
Thing is, behind the control theres only 2 cables.
I have the feeling that the one with all the bells and whisles would need ...
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Heating Options at high elevation in cold climate
Currently designing a 2500sqft house in the Sierra Nevada mountains at 6300ft elevation. It's an A-frame with a loft and living room area has high 20ft ceiling peak. It snows 4 months of the year, and ...
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Furnace won't stay on only when it previously ran/is hot
I have a bit of a weird problem with my Goodman GKS9 furnace (~15 years old): When the furnace is cold (i.e., was not burning for ~1hr), it starts up without problems and heats. When the furnace is ...
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How can I fix this leaking connection in the heating system?
In our heating system we have this distributor component from which the pipes are going to the individual radiators.
The connection on the right between the shut-off valve and the brass distributor ...
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What is this copper object and why might it be sticking out the rear wall of my house?
I'm close to purchasing a small terrace house in the South of England, and during my visit I noticed this object shown in the photo attached that has been cemented into a hole in the rear wall of the ...
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Cover radiator enclosure with neoprene or polyurethane sheets to reduce overheating? Recommendations?
I've got hissing apartment radiators that don't close all the way in a poorly maintained building with cheapo landlords. Every winter we have had issues with radiators pumping out heat all day long ...
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Revamping an old underfloor heating system
I live in a house that was built in the late 80s and for the past few years I've been working on making it more efficient.
The underfloor heating system works great, but never had any thermostats nor ...
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Why aren't the air vents getting rid of air in the underfloor heating system?
I am looking for some expert advice on underfloor heating.
I tried to turn on the heating for the first time: the temperature does not rise, and the pipes make a continuous noise as if there was air ...
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What do these do? [closed]
These look like they need replacing, what do they do and how much do they cost.
Also my heating isn't working properly is this why?
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Thermostat from one zone turns heating on all zones
Recently moved in a home with a 6-zone heating system using gas and water baseboards. All works well, except when I turn heating on thermostat for zone 3. When I do that, all zones are heating (even ...
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Why does one of my zones stay on all the time?
I have six zone valves that work fine and one that stays on 24/7. I have replaced the upper motor and the lower black ball, in addition to replacing the thermostat. None of that made a difference. The ...
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12v heating element for hot water [closed]
I would like to know if it's feasible to use a 12v heating element, typically used for camping kettles, to heat water for use in a caravan shower. The idea is for offgrid camping as have a 12v leisure ...
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How could I add a thermostat or remote control to a hardwired wall heater?
I have a wall heater very much like this one:
This is a very simple heater that's hardwired, with a simple dial to turn on the heat, and how high.
This device is in a studio that's detached from the ...
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How to connect a smart thermostat to newer boiler
I have a new (installed 1.5 years ago) HTP Elite Ultra boiler that is run with only a Red and White wire. I figured I would look into upgrading the default thermostat they provided so that I could ...
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Gas Furnace Aux Heat not starting after 38MURA installation
I'm experiencing an issue with aux heat not working, but both the heat and cool heat pump functionality is working fine. The equipment in play is:
Ecobee by Bryant Smart Thermostat
38MURA Bryant ...
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Installing vent for second floor
I have a wood stove on my first (ground) floor that does a poor job heating the master bedroom directly above it. Air needs to go down a long hallway, up a flight of stairs, and down another long ...
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Replacing electric baseboards [closed]
We just bought a house that use electric baseboards for heating. The house is a split level with a half basement and kind of a half second floor. It also has Central AC so some duct work is already ...
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Cement vs. Calcium Sulphate Screed: Which is Best for Underfloor Heating
I'm considering installing underfloor heating in my new home and am trying to decide between cement and calcium sulphate screeds. I've heard that both have their advantages, but I'm unsure which would ...
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Does a subfloor over a cement slab and under carpet help insulate room from cold?
Making sunroom a full-season room. will a subfloor over the cement slab and under indoor-outdoor carpet help with heating in the winter?
Also what are the pro's & cons of using carpet padding in ...
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Insight into heating
Am in Ireland. Hi, looking for some insight into heating and recommendations for a renovation. I live in a small 2 bedroom second floor apartment where the whole block's heating is electricity only. ...
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Thermostat Wiring for Navien Heating
I have a NCB250/150H unit for space heating and wanted to know if it's possible to connect 2 low voltage thermostat wires or splice them into one and connect to a single thermostat terminal zone (only ...
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Why is there no power to the heating system in my flat?
I turned off the power in my flat (UK) to change a light fixture. When I turned it back on everything worked…except the switch for the heating. It’s a central boiler with an evinox satellite unit. The ...
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Heating baseboards on a floor that's not level
I'm working withe a 200-year old house, and the top floor has no heating. I want to install heating baseboards and tie in to the rest of the hydronic system. However, the whole house settled 200 years ...
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Can an HRV/ERV successfully let a house get cooler?
I know ERVs/HRVs are designed to circulate air while minimizing energy exchange but I'm wondering if I can use my ERV to let my home get cooler if it is cooler outside the home. Imagine I have a house ...
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Roth Oil Tank Installed Outside
I am looking to replace my almost 30-year-old oil tank. I have 5 foot ceiling in the basement, my house is located on a pond. I would like to replace with a Roth, but it would need to go outside. I ...
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How to unplug heating element connector in tumble dryer
heating element 3H1907SAH in tumble dryer AEG LAVATHERM 6DBK72P.
After removing side panel you see on picture the connector of the heating element. I do not know how to unplug it.
first plug in the ...
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Second floor thermostat, battery powered, does absolutely nothing and appears to not be connected to anything
I recently bought a two-level house that has a thermostat on each floor. The second-floor thermostat was not turning on; I removed it from the wall and removed some corroded batteries, cleaned it and ...
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Does using Buffer tank with air water heat pump require 2 water pumps?
Do I need to add second water pump to the radiator side of the buffer tank like this?
I think what is now happening and it makes sense to me is that currently there is nothing pushing water to the ...
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Systematic way to fix/seal, identify and confirm the non-obvious cracks/gaps decreasing tightness and causing drafts in an old house [closed]
I have a 100 year old house. I do not know about any obvious gaps/cracks/drafts. But generally I feel the house is not very tight. It is very hard to heat up and looses heat quickly (*). It is ...
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Fitting radiator between pipes from the floor, calculate dimensions, power (UK)?
I have two pipes from the floor to connect the radiator into. Current one has bizarre bends added on one side so wider one fits in, but I want to change it to "designers" one that would ...
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Baseboard heater connection to Pex Pipe Corrosion [closed]
What I'm showing is the unfinished wall behind the drywall. The pipe connects to a small bathroom baseboard heater (hot water boiler system). The pipes for the heating element look just fine on the ...
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Carrier thermostat upgrade
Looking to upgrade the old Carrier 2 stage thermostat with a new smart Honeywell T9 Smart Thermostat. The Carrier thermostat is a Comfort Zone 2 and has only 4 wires, V+, VG, RS+ ad RS-. Is there a ...
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Honeywell room thermostat, a mechanical non digital type. Is there a way to re-calibrate this?
I just installed a new Honeywell room thermostat, a mechanical non digital type. However, the calibration isn't right as it's about 2.5 celcius below the actual room temp. Is there a way to re-...
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Furnace blows cold air, shuts off, then blows warm air
When changing the temperature on my thermostat, the blower kicks on and only blows cold air. This drops the temperature about 2-4°.
After running for a few minutes, the blower shuts off. About 30 ...
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Buildup in Navien condensate neutralizer
I have a NCB 250/150H combi-boiler unit for space heating and domestic hot water and I noticed there's black sludge build up in the condensate neutralizer over time. I've flushed DHW with vinegar, ...
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Nest c-wire question about Honeywell c8610u
Where to connect my “c” wire on the boiler side. Weil mclain gas boiler
I have this boiler rebuild adapter. Can I connect the c-wire to that somewhere or would it have to connect to the Weil-Mcclain ...
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Periodic high pitched noise from St Croix Hastings pellet stove
My pellet stove makes a high pitched, metal grinding, noise every 60 seconds, for 2-3 seconds
The stove just received its annual cleaning, which, unfortunately, didn't help much. I also paid the tech ...
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Water Heaters in Parallel on opposite side of house
We have 2 40 gallon electric Water heaters in Parallel on opposite sides of house. The amount of hot water we are getting from shower time for example leads me to believe we are only getting 40 ...
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Heat pump vs gas furnace return air vent noise
I'm in Seattle and considering to replace my old single stage gas furnace (88k BTU output) with either these two options.
Heat pump + gas furnace hybrid
AC + gas furnace
The primary concern is about ...
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What should I do with corroded heating pipes that were previously under concrete and which I'm about to re-concrete and board over?
I have two copper pipes that were lagged in fiberglass wool and concreted over and which I'm about to re-lag with a plastic pipe then re-concrete and lay laminate flooring on top. The pipes themselves ...
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Why is my floor heat furnace cycling off after a short time? [closed]
The setup:
The system is a 2-zone system. A. Zone 1 heats the garage floor B. Zone 2 heats the main living quarters upstairs
The water is heated by a Takagi Tk-2 tankless water heater.
The controller ...
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How can I connect C-wire at 2-wire Boiler side with existing 24v transformer?
Two zones/thermostats each with 3 wire cable running from boiler room. It appears only 2 of the wires are hooked up (Red and White). There is a 3rd unused and not-hooked-up wire that is dark blue, for ...
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Does the water heater tank have anything to do with the house heat? [closed]
My water heater tank started leaking so we shut it off until we find the money to replace the water heater tank. However, we noticed that as soon as we shut it off, there is no heater in the house. ...
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How can I fix the noise caused by this hot water heating pipe and my wall?
My house has hot water baseboard heat. It's generally pretty quiet, except for a loud, repetitive ticking/popping sound when it first turns on. From what I've read, that usually means there's air in ...
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Condo air vent just blasting cold air all day
I live in an urban condo that was built in 2006. The units have no air conditioning and electric heating. The hallways have positive pressure to keep odors inside the units. My condo has an air vent ...
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Should this be part of an oil heater?
I have an old oil heater that emits a faint odor once heated. Thinking it must be just dust burning off, I took it apart and wiped it completely clean of dust, but the odor persists. I've narrowed it ...
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Why are the radiators on the top floor of my house cold?
I have two radiators upstairs on the second floor (top floor) that are cold. When I bled them a few days ago, all of them released water. They are still cold. I need those radiators to release heat as ...
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