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Strange wire when connecting Wifi Relay to electrical heater
I am looking to install a WiFi relay for my electric heaters (I'm planning on connecting them up to my smart home system so that they can work on a thermostat)
I was just looking to install the relay ...
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How to Cap off Broken Hot Water Radiators in Heating System and then Pressure Test System
I'm working on a house and I want to remove a few broken hot water radiators (Freeze Damage) so I can test the rest of the system for leaks and integrity.
Capping Off Broken Radiators, or run a ...
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Corrosion on pipe?
This section of pipe has looked the same for a few years (perhaps the whole time I’ve lived here)Never seen visible leak or dampness. So am not sure if this is a leak or impending leak……does this ...
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Capping radiator pipes away from trunkline because of asbestos
I'm permanently removing two radiators as part of a reno project (bathroom replacing with radiant floor heat). I know that the ideal situation is to remove and cap the pipes as close to the trunkline ...
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Can I replace one hot water radiator with electric underfloor heat?
My home in NJ, USA uses has gas-fired hot water radiators for heat. I am renovating the bathroom and will be adding underfloor heat. The bathroom has a radiator that I'd like to eliminate.
I don't ...
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Why are so many radiators installed beneath a window (at least in Germany)?
I live in Germany and I always wondered why the radiators in most apartments are installed right beneath a window. The pictures below show an example (this is an older building, but you see similar ...
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Are those pipes at risk of clogging or leaking?
Just moved to my newly renovated home. I found those pipes looks a bit weird.
The first photo is the kitchen sink drain pipe, the p type pipe tiled a lot, will this causing any potential clog problem?
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Is it possible to repair damage to a radiators coating?
One of our brand new radiators got damaged while having some other work done.
Is there anything that can be done to repair the patch where the coating has been taken off?
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Radiators go cold when hot water running
I recently had a new Worcester-Bosch combi boiler installed together with new radiators and pipes for the entire property. The radiators heat up fine but the moment I open the hot water tap, the ...
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repair a leak for an electrical oil heating radiator
I have a radiator that has started leaking oil, by its bolt.
I assume that cause can be that metal is a bit rusty around the bolt, as it is easy to remove the paint when scratching and a bit of rust ...
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Did Dishes with Radiator Water For a Year [closed]
The valves connected between my (serpentine) hot water tank and radiators is broken. Moreover the serpentine is broken and hence the hot water for showering and doing the dishes has been cross-...
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Can I put a radiator on the wall behind a toilet?
I'm thinking of layouts for a bathroom reno, and wall space is at a premium. There is an existing recessed hot water radiator along one wall and I'd like to place the toilet in front of it. Because ...
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Rust on Bathroom Radiator (Towel Rail)
I've a 36 Month old Bathroom Radiator (towel rail) that is connected to the central heating system and has started 'growing' rust (see pictures).
Is there any method to remove the rust & stop this ...
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Question about bleeding baseboard heating
I have a house built in 1949 with baseboard heating (5 loops), and I don't seem to be able to find any bleeder valves at the baseboards themselves. One of the loops in particular is making an awful ...
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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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Correct wiring for second thermostat
In a previous question on here I was trying to figure out why my basement radiators weren't working. With everyone's help I was able to figure out that the zone valve on the pipe which came from the ...
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Single pipe steam radiator barely heats up - is there a way to flush/unclog it without taking it apart?
I am renting this apartment, so i rather keep the Work as less invasive as possible.
I have several single pipe steam radiators (could as well be the cast iron type). One of the radiators heats up at ...
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Newly purchased home, basement radiators don't work
we purchased a home a few months ago and now that winter rolled around, just realized the radiators in the basement aren't working. And I apologize for the long post, tried to explain everything I've ...
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Filling large hole to screw/drill into again
I have a radiator which was not on properly. I tries tightening the screws but the original plaster just gave way.
I filled it with 2 products (polycell and ronseal) which both claimed they could take ...
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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 balance hot-water heating system when farthest radiator stays cold
Is there a counterpart to the advice given in this video except for late 1940s-era convector-style radiators which do not have a valve on their return and have only an air-bleed-valve? Basically 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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What is this kind of radiator bleed valve called?
I managed to shear off the middle bit of my radiator bleed valve yesterday, just by turning it with a key.
The bleed valve went into a hex nut, which is ~11mm across.
I don't absolutely have to ...
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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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Filling in gaps around radiator pipes
So I've been sleuthing on here for a minute to find an answer to my special quirk here but couldn't find it so now I'm asking.
So I have some annoying holes near my radiators but they connect downward ...
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Home hot-water radiator, high-heat paint vs not, water-based primer for oil paint
Two-part question:
I have a home radiator that I have cleaned up to repaint. I was unsure if I can use regular enamel paints or is High-Heat required? I have seen answers both ways on this. The ...
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How to disconnect water radiators with both pipes on the same side?
I have water radiators where the in/out pipes are connected on the same side, and I can't find a guide online to explain how to disconnect those (all videos I find have 1 pipe on each side)
What I ...
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Vertical radiator on single stud?
I have an internal, decorated plasterboard wall (aka drywall outside UK) with poor studding: 120cm from its left end, there is a 22mm wide (i.e., as measured horizontally parallel to the wall) stud, ...
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issue with closed loop hot water heating [closed]
So I have an 1880s Victorian in Boston that is proving to be quite the adventure. I'm new to this, so hopefully I am using the right words.
I have a four zone hot water heating system with radiators ...
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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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Baseboard radiator pipes running along edge of room
My house has baseboard radiators (water, not steam if it matters) and one room has the piping enter at the southwest corner, run all the way along the west wall, then feed the heaters on the north ...
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What is the effect on baseboard heating capacity of running the return pipe within the enclosure?
Baseboard radiators can be installed with the return pipe running within the baseboard enclosure itself. While this is a configuration explicitly supported by manufacturers I can't find any hard data ...
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Adjusting Steam Radiator
We recently moved in to a 1934 home with steam radiators.
Our upstairs bedrooms are cold compared to the first floor. A room adjacent to our kitchen is generally warmer than the rest of the house.
Can ...
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Why I am having eye irritation problem with oil radiator in my home (in India/Asia) when I never had such problem in Europe
I used to live in Europe, and I loved electronic oil radiators as well as central heating.
This year, I decided to buy an electronic oil radiator for my home in Delhi, India. But whenever I use it, my ...
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Is there a reason I shouldn't use an oil radiator to heat a 1400 sq ft (130 sq m) space? (Why do commercial buildings use electric air heaters?)
I moved into a studio apartment in a commercial building turned residential. It has this kind of heater—
—which I believe is an electric air heater. It's loud as hell.
Everything I'm reading says oil-...
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How do I bleed a very old radiator and identify whether my system is steam or hot water?
All radiators are heating except one, so I'm trying to bleed it. There doesn't seem to be an obvious bleed valve (unless it's that nondescript, frozen, simple bolt on the top front corner of the left ...
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Extra powerful boiler short-cycling and overfilling
I have a gas powered steam radiator heating system with 8 radiators in the entire house. I replaced my old heating boiler with Crown Bsi138enpzzpsu 138K BTU which is way too powerful for my house.
My ...
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Best way to temporarily relocate a radiator?
I need to move a radiator a few feet along a wall for about a year or two to avoid some furniture, and then move it back to its original location. I'd therefore like to avoid having to lift all the ...
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How to turn on a Honeywell gas heater
I am trying to understand how to turn the heater on in our unit.
There is a thermostat on the living room wall that looks like this:
And there is a trapdoor below the heater in the wall looking like ...
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Radiator behind sofa - Box Design
Unfortunately, the only place we can have a sofa is in front of the radiator and the radiator cannot be moved. I am thinking about building a box around the radiator to achieve the following:
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Bleed radiators with no valve - is this valve near the boiler what I want?
I recently bought a house, and with the winter starting to set in (UK), have started putting the heating on in the mornings/ evenings.
As many people are at the moment, I am currently working from ...
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Will this isolating valve allow me to change a radiator valve without draining down?
One of the valves on my radiator (circled in red) has seized and my attempts to open it have snapped off the flat part of the head, so it now needs replacing.
My plan is to turn the isolating valve ...
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Element wattage for electric radiators
I'm looking for clarity about electric towel rails/radiators and wattages. Hope you can help.
I want to connect a heated electric only towel rail into a circuit that has a smart home 'puck' switch ...
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Radiator leaking from valve-less end
The radiator in my living room is slowly leaking from one of its ends; curiously it's not the end connected to the inlet or outlet pipe, nor the one where the vent valve is, but the fourth one. ...
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Updating baseboard radiator
My house was built in the 50s and I believe the baseboard radiators are original. We just bought the house and I went to go clean them. I realized most of them are rusty and painted over making them ...
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Thermostat location in 3 story building
Where would you place the thermostat in a single zone, 3 story building. Tt's a multi-family residential, 3 units, one unit per floor. The boiler is a high-efficiency condensing boiler in the basement,...
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radiator starts banging seconds after turning on the valve
I even made a video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiCzXr59p6E
Do you guys have any idea what could be the reason?
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Loud knocking noise in house with radiators and old plumbing
I'm staying in a three story home with radiators and old plumbing (probably copper). I'm a guest and it's a rental with a management company (they fix a few things here and there but not most things). ...
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Replacing cast iron hot water floor standing radiator with wall mounted type
How does one size the replacement radiator to approximate the old radiator output, or should I just do a heating btu calculation from the room dimensions?
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Baseboard water heat not heating one room; Rest of zone/house is good
I have a baseboard water heating system set up in three zones. One zone consists of two bedrooms and a bathroom at one end of my house. The thermostat for that zone is in the hallway connecting the ...
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