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Plumbing / Re: Pex fittings

« on: May 09, 2017, 06:10:08 AM »

Thanks smokeless, that should do it. Easier to work on a bench with one quick solder job on the re-install. I will look up logstor clamp...Thanks

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Plumbing / Re: Pex fittings

« on: May 08, 2017, 08:42:12 AM »

apologies, this should be in plumbing, not advanced plumbing...

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Plumbing / Pex fittings

« on: May 08, 2017, 08:34:38 AM »

Hello everyone, i shutdown the boiler for summer and i have a bit of maintenance to do. I have a small leak inside my basement where the underground piping comes in the house on the copper side. The leaking union is very close to the insulated pex lines so i think i should take it apart before soldering. So i'll upload a picture of the fittings i need to take apart, i need to know what they are called and how to remove them?

Thanks

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Wood Doctor / Regular Maintenance

« on: September 22, 2016, 11:05:23 AM »

Looking to light the boiler in the next month. What should I be doing for maintenance? The fan and pump all seem to be working fine is there something that requires my attention before startup? Conventional wood doctor/medium...

Thanks

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Wood Doctor / Re: Leaky door gasket

« on: October 23, 2015, 04:07:39 PM »

All done today, just leveled some high temp silicone over the gasket, give it till sunday and should be rockin...
Thanks

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Wood Doctor / Re: Leaky door gasket

« on: October 22, 2015, 08:06:58 AM »

Seeing that the current gasket is in there and relatively new, I can probably just cover it with silicone, over top that is?

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Wood Doctor / Re: Leaky door gasket

« on: October 22, 2015, 05:55:07 AM »

The silicone part is what i was thinking of doing. Just looking at the trough seems like i would need a dozen tubes, does that make sense? How many tubes did you go through? Thanks for the reply...

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Wood Doctor / Leaky door gasket

« on: October 21, 2015, 07:15:39 PM »

Just changed my gasket. I still have a trace of smoke coming from the chimney along with glowing embers when i open it up. I see the door can be adjusted. Just trying to figure out if its the gasket or the fan that's letting air in, gasket seems to be making contact with the boiler. Is there an easy way to find out where the air is getting in? Also is there a specific way to adjust the door, i will be working on it this weekend. Wood doctor medium.... I read some people use high temp silicone instead of gaskets, can someone post some pictures of their gasket/silicone setup just hard to visualise?

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Wood Doctor / Pics of my wd. Which model is it?

« on: April 10, 2014, 08:05:10 PM »

Just curious if anyone can tell which model this is with certainty? Thanks

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: A lot of questions, help please

« on: April 07, 2014, 06:40:27 PM »

Yeah the slab is good and warm, took a while. Inlet at 110 -120, outlet at 70 (ambiant room temp). I'll be shutting it down soon, and this summer gonna tackle the mixing valve. I will also get in touch with the people who did the install, should be some documents or prints.

Now for the summer, should i drain it? Leave it full? Any tips on summer mode would be of great help. Thanks again for your input...i also have some treatment for the water, whats the ratio?

Cheers!

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: A lot of questions, help please

« on: April 05, 2014, 05:48:21 AM »

I agree the flow is low, the pump is new, in floor loops appear to be free of air/ debris. Boiler loop has also been purged, everything is flowing good.  Now I only get 1 gpm on a loop when i isolate the 4 loops with one open, everytime and on each loop, no diference from one to another. Should i over the course of summer look into replacing the circulating pump with a bigger one? Woould there be issues with the boiler circulating pump if i was pulling more water into the floor loops? Now, How would i measure the flow in the boiler feed loop, would i have to install a flow meter, or iis there something easier?


Is it possible that there would be issues with the mixing valve like i mentioned before? It does regulate the temperature when i open/close it, seems to be doing its job. Debris ocstruction maybe?

I am over there all weekend i'm watching it every  chance i get for temp/flow. No internet over there but i will keep posting here, if i get in trouble i'll make a call.

Thanks
 

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: A lot of questions, help please

« on: April 04, 2014, 11:41:40 PM »

Ok like the name says, clueless, maybe not totally clueless, enough to get me in trouble i would say! So i apologize for any miscues...very interesting stuff...Anyways, no air issues that i can tell, the loops as i was told by the radiant installer should run at 1/4 gph, a little low for me but we now have that. I left it circulating tonight, should have good temp sometime tomorrow.

Are there any manuals for wood doctors, just to help me out and avoid any confusing or misunderstood questions. So far this has been the only place where with slimjim that i have been able to take stabs at the owb. I will load some pics of the boiler tomorrow, maybe you can nail the model from these pics.

Goodnight and thanks

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: A lot of questions, help please

« on: April 03, 2014, 07:44:24 PM »

 Will do. I'm working tomorrow but I will be back at the new house saturday and i'll fire it up and raise the set point to 190 - 200. See what happens.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: A lot of questions, help please

« on: April 03, 2014, 07:13:34 PM »

Did the purge, each loop one by one, a bit of gunk, not too bad, expected worse, new circulating pump, still 1/4 gpm flow, very low. Had no problem getting a good flow with city water through each loop..

The inlet temp stayed at 110 deg unless i played with mixing vallve, the return stayed at 55, then slowly rose to 60 deg in 10 hours, getting warmer but very slow, just trickling in. The only thing i can see is an obstructed mixing valve. Can't isolate it from boiler loop, gonna let it cool down and remove it, when weather warms a bit, still freezes at nigh here. The other pump used for the hot water tank seems to be running very well, lots of hot water. No issues there.

Any recommendations as to mixing vale brands or makes any options.

What would be the set points for the boiler fan on the boiler itself? Its at 140 low and 160 hi limit. Make sense?

How much water and how often does the average boiler require when in full use?

This stuff is addictive, i want to light that utility room with gauges and sensors, any ideas?

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: A lot of questions, help please

« on: April 03, 2014, 04:24:14 AM »

Yeah i shut the in floor loop, just the circulating pump for the boiler is on and makin a bit of noise i might add. I will leave it on i guess its still pretty cold here, there is awith small smoldering fire. I will take some pictures as soon as i go over no internet over there. But i will log on as soon as i can for directions.