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coolidge

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Re: Pour over
« Reply #60 on: April 26, 2017, 03:26:39 AM »

I don't, it was on my-builders hit list, but didn't get done. Problem with gutters so builder says " they will fall of when snow slides of". We had some good rain yesterday and more today. There was no standing water in any of my holes I dug. Will have to keep an eye on the holes today.
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #61 on: April 26, 2017, 02:07:01 PM »

Hmmmm.   Low water alarm today again.
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #62 on: April 26, 2017, 04:38:48 PM »

How much water are you adding Coolidge, is it possibly overheating and boiling off a bit  or are you legitimately losing water?
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #63 on: April 26, 2017, 06:08:58 PM »

Added, maybe another 30 gallons today. No visible steam or water from top of boiler.

no pumps running in garage, just running the house right now, no leaks there.
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #64 on: April 26, 2017, 07:56:54 PM »

Wow you got a definite issue somewhere. Can't believe you haven't seen 30 gallons. Maybe flatplate or sidearm leaking into your domestic. I would think with house water pressure though that it would be pushing into the boiler loop.
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #65 on: April 26, 2017, 08:14:48 PM »

Domestic leak-through would feed back to the furnace.... Would be nice to be able to pressurize each line separately and see if they lose pressure.
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #66 on: April 27, 2017, 03:22:32 AM »

No plate exchanger.  Have a turbomax for hot water. Will do more investigating sometime.
Couple more days and I am shutting down, had enough!
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #67 on: April 27, 2017, 04:52:38 AM »

Please do not drink your water until we find the issue, I can't see any possibility of our boiler water backfeeding into your domestic but just in case, it could make you very sick! Can you be home tomorrow if I make a trip up to  check it out?
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #68 on: April 27, 2017, 09:33:19 PM »

I topped my G200 off after shutting it down as Slim recommended and it took less than 10 gallons to take it up to the float opening. I am running the pumps now to make sure everything is mixed up well before taking my sample and sending it in.

You have to have a leak somewhere Coolidge.
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #69 on: April 27, 2017, 10:07:48 PM »

Please do not drink your water until we find the issue, I can't see any possibility of our boiler water backfeeding into your domestic but just in case, it could make you very sick! Can you be home tomorrow if I make a trip up to  check it out?

FYI, far as the wife’s aquariums, 0 PPM of nitrites are best, even a trace can have long term effects though,  5 PPM is considered lethal , up to 40 PPM of nitrates is considered normal, lower the better though, if it approaches 80 PPM you have serious issues. Out of curiosity I checked our well water, 0, 0, 0 far as ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. Also zero on pesticides and insecticides, zero arsenic, lead, copper and bacteria.

Unless you have crazy low house pressure I can’t see boiler water mixing with the house water, the other  way around of course. I had a gauge once on my system when I still ran the nominal 1” pex, ran about 5-6 pounds on the boiler loop in the basement. However, better safe than sorry.
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #70 on: April 28, 2017, 01:01:33 PM »

I've seen this happen once in my lifetime so I'll throw it out there.  The guys furnace had a large drip pan under the heat exchanger that caught condensation from the A coil and for his cold start furnace manifold.  What happened to this guy was his heat exchanger for his OWB was leaking and draining into this drip plate and down the sump pit.  The only reason we ended up finding it was he happend to see water dripping into the sump pit and he said wait a minute, we don't get water unless the furnace actually runs not the fan.  Just throwing it out there.  Good luck Coolidge
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #71 on: April 28, 2017, 02:13:04 PM »

couple sticks of dynamite should remedy the situation. :bag:
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #72 on: April 28, 2017, 06:41:26 PM »

Ready for Crete.
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #73 on: April 28, 2017, 11:25:23 PM »

Coolidge do you have every loop numbered and marked for supply and return?
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Re: Pour over
« Reply #74 on: April 29, 2017, 12:07:47 AM »

Ready for Crete.

I would put the loops more uniform distances apart you will have hot and cold spots like that.
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