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Plumbing / Air in system
« on: May 23, 2016, 09:53:03 PM »
I have noticed some air in my system in my side stream filter since in have turned my boiler off to the summer. I try to turn on my circulatory pump a couple hours a week in the summer. Is this normal?
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Portage & Main / Hard Water
« on: January 19, 2016, 07:28:02 AM »
Hi guys,
This is my second winter running my P & M Boiler. We have very hard water. I have a water softener. At the time of install I assumed my plumber would have used the soft water. I was wrong and when I asked him he said you don't want to run soft water in your system. I know he was wrong. I am not sure why he said that maybe he just didn't know better or maybe because he just added all of glycol to the hard water by accident. Who knows anyways he added hard water to my system with the glycol and the boiler treatment. I have a side stream filter which doesn't have any scaling, I have a side arm heat exchanger, I have a heat exchanger in my forced air furnace to heat the upstairs of my house, and I have a plate heat exchanger that heats my radiant floor heating in my basement. I have noticed some scaling on the two heat exchangers in my basement. I will attach pictures. Is that scaling normal? Is it something I should be worried about. Any time I top up my boiler with water I use softened water. I thought about draining the entire system and filling it with softened water but that would be a huge waste of glycol but I would defiantly do it if the scaling is going to affect my system. Because I am not adding anymore hard water will it continue to add deposits to my system? Or is the damage already done? I run my pump a couple times a week in the summer. I have read that you should change your water every five years? Is this true.
This is my second winter running my P & M Boiler. We have very hard water. I have a water softener. At the time of install I assumed my plumber would have used the soft water. I was wrong and when I asked him he said you don't want to run soft water in your system. I know he was wrong. I am not sure why he said that maybe he just didn't know better or maybe because he just added all of glycol to the hard water by accident. Who knows anyways he added hard water to my system with the glycol and the boiler treatment. I have a side stream filter which doesn't have any scaling, I have a side arm heat exchanger, I have a heat exchanger in my forced air furnace to heat the upstairs of my house, and I have a plate heat exchanger that heats my radiant floor heating in my basement. I have noticed some scaling on the two heat exchangers in my basement. I will attach pictures. Is that scaling normal? Is it something I should be worried about. Any time I top up my boiler with water I use softened water. I thought about draining the entire system and filling it with softened water but that would be a huge waste of glycol but I would defiantly do it if the scaling is going to affect my system. Because I am not adding anymore hard water will it continue to add deposits to my system? Or is the damage already done? I run my pump a couple times a week in the summer. I have read that you should change your water every five years? Is this true.
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Plumbing / Hard Water
« on: January 19, 2016, 07:20:26 AM »
Hi guys,
This is my second winter running my P & M Boiler. We have very hard water. I have a water softener. At the time of install I assumed my plumber would have used the soft water. I was wrong and when I asked him he said you don't want to run soft water in your system. I know he was wrong. I am not sure why he said that maybe he just didn't know better or maybe because he just added all of glycol to the hard water by accident. Who knows anyways he added hard water to my system with the glycol and the boiler treatment. I have a side stream filter which doesn't have any scaling, I have a side arm heat exchanger, I have a heat exchanger in my forced air furnace to heat the upstairs of my house, and I have a plate heat exchanger that heats my radiant floor heating in my basement. I have noticed some scaling on the two heat exchangers in my basement. I will attach pictures. Is that scaling normal? Is it something I should be worried about. Any time I top up my boiler with water I use softened water. I thought about draining the entire system and filling it with softened water but that would be a huge waste of glycol but I would defiantly do it if the scaling is going to affect my system. Because I am not adding anymore hard water will it continue to add deposits to my system? Or is the damage already done? I run my pump a couple times a week in the summer. I have read that you should change your water every five years? Is this true.
This is my second winter running my P & M Boiler. We have very hard water. I have a water softener. At the time of install I assumed my plumber would have used the soft water. I was wrong and when I asked him he said you don't want to run soft water in your system. I know he was wrong. I am not sure why he said that maybe he just didn't know better or maybe because he just added all of glycol to the hard water by accident. Who knows anyways he added hard water to my system with the glycol and the boiler treatment. I have a side stream filter which doesn't have any scaling, I have a side arm heat exchanger, I have a heat exchanger in my forced air furnace to heat the upstairs of my house, and I have a plate heat exchanger that heats my radiant floor heating in my basement. I have noticed some scaling on the two heat exchangers in my basement. I will attach pictures. Is that scaling normal? Is it something I should be worried about. Any time I top up my boiler with water I use softened water. I thought about draining the entire system and filling it with softened water but that would be a huge waste of glycol but I would defiantly do it if the scaling is going to affect my system. Because I am not adding anymore hard water will it continue to add deposits to my system? Or is the damage already done? I run my pump a couple times a week in the summer. I have read that you should change your water every five years? Is this true.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Purchasing a OWB
« on: March 26, 2014, 11:12:31 PM »
Hi guys,
Sorry about posting another topic on which outdoor wood boiler to buy but I need some help. I have been reading lots of mixed reviews on every different boiler. I am trying to heat a house that is 1500 sqft on the top floor with a forced air furnace. The basement has a electric boiler with radiant floor heating. Total square footage is 3000. I also would like to heat a 20' sea can with a little wall mounted space heater. I may try to heat a hot tub with it in the future. I live in a rural area so smoking out my neighbours is not an issue. I have gotten quotes from Empyre, P & M, central boiler, and heatmasteer. Can anybody help me which boiler would be suited to me and if a gasification boiler is worth it? Also I have been told that with the gasification boilers there is a lot more that can go wrong. Thanks Ron
Sorry about posting another topic on which outdoor wood boiler to buy but I need some help. I have been reading lots of mixed reviews on every different boiler. I am trying to heat a house that is 1500 sqft on the top floor with a forced air furnace. The basement has a electric boiler with radiant floor heating. Total square footage is 3000. I also would like to heat a 20' sea can with a little wall mounted space heater. I may try to heat a hot tub with it in the future. I live in a rural area so smoking out my neighbours is not an issue. I have gotten quotes from Empyre, P & M, central boiler, and heatmasteer. Can anybody help me which boiler would be suited to me and if a gasification boiler is worth it? Also I have been told that with the gasification boilers there is a lot more that can go wrong. Thanks Ron
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