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Site Suggestions / Re: What happened to the site?
« on: March 28, 2020, 08:15:36 PM »
They domain had expired. They apparently renewed it since the site is back.
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DIY remodeling with Hydronics / Re: Copper tubing for wall heat?
« on: January 31, 2020, 07:51:24 AM »48
DIY remodeling with Hydronics / Re: Copper tubing for wall heat?
« on: January 31, 2020, 07:34:06 AM »Copper definitely has more conductivity than pex, but emissivity I don't know. I'd think it's also more or they'd be making radiators out of plastic by now instead of copper? Same theory for the paint, I'd think that would hurt emission more than help. I was always under the impression that copper/brass automotive radiators were painted solely for corrosion purposes. Notice most aluminum rads in today's vehicles are unpainted
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/emissivity-coefficients-d_447.html
That list is at 80 degrees. I am guessing the copper would be a lot higher at 180 than pex.
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Plumbing / Re: Flat plate and sidearm water heater heat exchangers
« on: January 30, 2020, 05:12:09 PM »
That should be no problem putting in series. 30 plates have almost no head pressure drop. 20 plates are usually fine in series unless there are a lot of other restrictions in the system. All the plates are in parallel so the more you have the less restriction you get.
If you had used a 10 plate then the monoflow tees would be needed or a much larger pump.
The size of the ports on a plate exchanger are usually not a bottleneck. Even 3/4" would not be a restriction unless you have full 1" iD or larger piping.
If you had used a 10 plate then the monoflow tees would be needed or a much larger pump.
The size of the ports on a plate exchanger are usually not a bottleneck. Even 3/4" would not be a restriction unless you have full 1" iD or larger piping.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Water filter
« on: January 27, 2020, 10:36:28 PM »
These are the best I have seen. https://www.boilermag.com/na/products/residential/
Too expensive for most people to want though.
Too expensive for most people to want though.
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Plumbing / Re: Flat plate and sidearm water heater heat exchangers
« on: January 23, 2020, 08:21:00 PM »
Go with a 20 plate instead. A 10 plate will add a huge amount of head pressure loss.
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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: What happened
« on: January 21, 2020, 07:29:35 PM »
I sent an email to the domain owner yesterday and asked if they knew the site was gone and if they were shutting it down if we could get it. I didn't get a reply but wonder if they got the email and didn't know the site was down.
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General Discussion / Re: Home Electrical Question
« on: January 13, 2020, 07:26:00 PM »
What about running LED tape on the sides of the beams? You could put a small molding under it if you don't want to see the leds.
Here is what I am talking about. https://www.ledsupply.com/12v-flexible-led-strips
There is similar products on ebay for a lot cheaper but I am not sure how good those are.
Here is what I am talking about. https://www.ledsupply.com/12v-flexible-led-strips
There is similar products on ebay for a lot cheaper but I am not sure how good those are.
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Central Boiler / Re: Replacing Sequoyah E3400 with CB Classic Edge 750 HD
« on: January 07, 2020, 02:52:31 PM »
If you have a volt meter, check for voltage at the fan motor. If it is there then it is a motor problem.
Did you try spinning the fan wheel and see if it starts? If the capacitor is bad, they will usually run if started manually. If that works then check to see if the connections on the capacitor are ok, especially if it is a type that has the capacitor mounted on the outside of the motor housing.
Did you try spinning the fan wheel and see if it starts? If the capacitor is bad, they will usually run if started manually. If that works then check to see if the connections on the capacitor are ok, especially if it is a type that has the capacitor mounted on the outside of the motor housing.
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General Discussion / Re: HE1100 Thermometer
« on: January 01, 2020, 09:22:39 PM »
I am not sure why I was thinking that your model stove came with a Ranco. If you are going to change it over then I would just do that and forget about the analog thermometer.
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Natures Comfort / Re: nature's comfort
« on: December 25, 2019, 10:12:47 PM »
Yes, they went out of business in October.
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General Discussion / Re: HE1100 Thermometer
« on: December 24, 2019, 07:22:35 AM »
If you have a Ranco controller then jut look at that for the temp. Those mechanical thermometers never seem to be very accurate.
It sometime helps with those thermometers if you wrap insulation around behind the dial.
It sometime helps with those thermometers if you wrap insulation around behind the dial.
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Heatmor / Re: Heatmor 200CSS blower fan
« on: December 21, 2019, 09:24:50 PM »
For comparison of the 146 cfm blowers, the shaded pole draws 1.54 amps. The psc draws 0.75 amps.
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Heatmor / Re: Heatmor 200CSS blower fan
« on: December 21, 2019, 09:22:28 PM »
If you go to the link you posted, scroll to the bottom. It says discontinued and replaced by Dayton 1TDP7. That is the same size blower.
If you want to go to a different size blower, I would just start looking through the blowers for larger cfm and then check dimensions to make sure it will fit. The 273 cfm model is a common blower used on many stoves but it is quite a bit larger dimensions.
If you want to go to a different size blower, I would just start looking through the blowers for larger cfm and then check dimensions to make sure it will fit. The 273 cfm model is a common blower used on many stoves but it is quite a bit larger dimensions.
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General Discussion / Re: HE1100 Thermometer
« on: December 21, 2019, 09:14:57 PM »
That is just a Ranco controller isn't it? If so, I think the probe length is closer to 2" long. If it looks broken off, I would make sure part of it isn't still in the well. A 1/4" drill bit should work to clean it out. Just make sure you don't drill through the end of the well.
If there was a chunk of it stuck in the well, I would give it a try with it cleaned out before ordering a new one. Also, if there was no silicone around the wire, that would help make it read more accurate.
If there was a chunk of it stuck in the well, I would give it a try with it cleaned out before ordering a new one. Also, if there was no silicone around the wire, that would help make it read more accurate.