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  1. R Mannino
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    PB 105 to existing oil system

    How are you producing domestic hot water? Coil, indirect or direct?
    Post by: R Mannino, Apr 26, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  2. R Mannino
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    Should it take this long to charge my tank?

    Indirects are the best, you have a lot of hot water there ready to use. Standby loss is your biggest enemy with heating and DHW, that's why...
    Post by: R Mannino, Apr 16, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  3. R Mannino
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    Should it take this long to charge my tank?

    A little further east, Ridge.
    Post by: R Mannino, Apr 16, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  4. R Mannino
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    Should it take this long to charge my tank?

    I think the 1" is fine for the primary and moving plenty of heat, the coil in the indirect is small and that is what is taking so long for the tank...
    Post by: R Mannino, Apr 16, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  5. R Mannino
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    Connecting Wood Boiler To Oil Boiler

    What does your wiring and control strategy look like? That is true primary secondary piping and probably the best way to do it, storage is the...
    Post by: R Mannino, Jan 13, 2013 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  6. R Mannino
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    Quietest Circulators.........

    I'm with Heaterman and you can put the ZV's on the supply if you want with no banging. [ATTACH]
    Post by: R Mannino, Dec 23, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  7. R Mannino
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    Heat trap or swing check

    Does your Alpha have the flow check installed in it? Pictures of the boiler would be a little more helpful.
    Post by: R Mannino, Oct 4, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  8. R Mannino
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    Low temperature limit switch

    http://www.patriot-supply.com/products/showitem.cfm/RANCO_ETC_111000_000
    Post by: R Mannino, Sep 28, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  9. R Mannino
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    Oil Furnace Won't Accept New Role as Backup

    Electric water heaters have terrible recovery rates. The controls to setup the oil as backup are actually pretty simple, now that I know what's...
    Post by: R Mannino, Sep 27, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  10. R Mannino
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    Comparison of DHW Oil Indirect vs Electric Tank

    Once we accept that the boiler will always be above the temperature of what it is heating, it shouldn't bother us as much. The key it to...
    Post by: R Mannino, Sep 27, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  11. R Mannino
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    Comparison of DHW Oil Indirect vs Electric Tank

    I haven't run my 42 gallon indirect out of hot water yet. I also don't have a Jacuzzi to fill either.................. I have the DHW on priority,...
    Post by: R Mannino, Sep 27, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  12. R Mannino
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    Comparison of DHW Oil Indirect vs Electric Tank

    1.25 GPH........do you live in a mansion? My 2000 sq ft ranch has a 0.4 GPH nozzle (I have an indirect water heater too). It's supposed to be a...
    Post by: R Mannino, Sep 27, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  13. R Mannino
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    Oil Furnace Won't Accept New Role as Backup

    If you break T-T on the 7184 oil primary the oil burner will never fire, ever, if it does the primary is bad. From the Tarm diagram it looks...
    Post by: R Mannino, Sep 25, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Oil Furnace Won't Accept New Role as Backup

    T and T on the 7224 are supposed to initiate a call for heat on the oil boiler. If they are jumpered, someone doesn't know how to wire properly....
    Post by: R Mannino, Sep 22, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  15. R Mannino
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    Oil Furnace Won't Accept New Role as Backup

    you need to turn off the low limit on the 7224
    Post by: R Mannino, Sep 22, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  16. R Mannino
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    Good system setup to replace oil boiler / hot water

    An updated oil system in that size home should only use around 650 gallons a year. Yes oil costs are high, but consumption can be reduced. Don't...
    Post by: R Mannino, Apr 12, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  17. R Mannino
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    Storage aquastat

    I looked at the wiring diagram on page 31, it's wired to the low voltage side, assuming all the terminals on that 24v strip are really 24v. I'm...
    Post by: R Mannino, Mar 30, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  18. R Mannino
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    Storage aquastat

    The L7224U is an electronic aquastat control for a boiler usually with an oil burner. Are we replacing the existing aquastat on the boiler?
    Post by: R Mannino, Mar 29, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  19. R Mannino
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    Geothermal is out! Need advice on the boiler route

    Ok, Natural gas isn't available, how about propane? A high efficiency gas boiler like a mod/con can do very well even if the propane is a little...
    Post by: R Mannino, Mar 25, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
  20. R Mannino
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    Boiler system install: Components checklist/do's and don'ts/advice & suggestions. Would appreciate y

    Use common sense, always. Stop and think about before doing it. Setup your piping to use a common purge point (single boiler drain). I hate moving...
    Post by: R Mannino, Mar 11, 2012 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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