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  1. PaulRicklefs
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    Want to pay less for Propane ? Complaining may help.

    Owning your own tank has serious drawbacks though. If you need any work done to your regulator system, valves, guages or tank adjustments it can...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Feb 3, 2009 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    Need a Multi-Stage Thermostat w/ 8 Degree Differential

    If I understand you correctly you currently have one multi stage thermostat but it's temp differential isn't sufficient? It sounds like the best...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 19, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    modine garage heater issue

    Sorry to hear about that. Sucks when they can't make a quality product even though you pay a quality price. If I were you I'd consider not...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 16, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    Icecicles and ice dams

    oconner the cmhc article is trying to address humidity in an attic space, not ice damming. Ice damming is caused by a higher temp in the attic...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 13, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    Icecicles and ice dams

    Those spinners actually work but expect to replace them every few years due to wear and tear. And when they go they are very noisy. The power...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 13, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
  6. PaulRicklefs
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    ThermoCoupler and Thermopile

    No problem!
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 13, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    ThermoCoupler and Thermopile

    Thermopiles generate power to be switched through a mv thermostat, a toggle switch or shorted at the gas valve to supply power to the main burner...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 13, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    8" chimney for a 6" stove?

    I certainly don't know the codes for every jurisdiction but the codes in Saskatchewan Canada allow common venting of oil and wood appliances as...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Gas Furnace Experts. Question for you on jumping the limit switch

    As a professional gasfitter I'll never recommend bypassing the limit. On the other hand I've done it in a pinch. Depending on where the limit...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    modine garage heater issue

    What do you mean by insulation panels?
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 10, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
  11. PaulRicklefs
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    Weil-Mclain NG boiler problem

    I've worked on these things and ones similiar and the biggest problem that comes up are improper pressures. That unit will require a specific...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 6, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    Basement Ceiling Insulation

    [quote author="garrymg7" date="1228288914"]I have a stand-alone wood furnace in my basement. It has two blowers and two ducts for heating the house....
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 3, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    8" chimney for a 6" stove?

    If you take two chimney systems with the same heat input which are installed identically the smaller diameter will always create more velocity and...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 2, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    8" chimney for a 6" stove?

    6" will create more draft. More velocity. 8" will handle more cfm or volume at same velocity. Only reason for different sized chimneys is to...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    8" chimney for a 6" stove?

    First off I don't like liners. They can and will fail. Secondly it's too bad it goes out and up but that's what you got. Thirdly I think you...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Dec 1, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Quadra Fire direct vent issue

    I wouldn't be overly concerned with the high temp on the outer pipe. I've installed several DV appliances and had similar results as yourself. As...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    8" chimney for a 6" stove?

    I can't answer the second question as I don't have experience with those stoves but I can help with the venting question. Only problem with venting...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Nov 30, 2008 in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    propane temperature contoller

    You may need two thermostats, one for high temp and one for low. Not sure I've seen anything that would do the wide range that you'd like. A...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Nov 29, 2008 in forum: DIY and General non-hearth advice
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    propane prices

    I know they are priced high. After conversion we are paying about $2.30/gallon or about .64c a litre. Wholesale cost is much lower of course....
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Nov 29, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
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    tankless water heater or the holding tank

    I am a gasfitter and I put my own propane tankless in last spring. We really like it! Only downside is you WILL have a 3-4 second delay vs your...
    Post by: PaulRicklefs, Nov 29, 2008 in forum: It's a Gas!
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