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    Another Dump Zone design

    Recently someone posted a question abut their overheat dump zone design, which looked somewhat similar to what I plumbed in recently. Some thought...
    Thread by: dogwood, Dec 22, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Air Pressure Test for Inspection Question

    I've finally got my boiler plumbing all done. The local inspector now wants me to fill the system with air at 60 psi for inspection purposes....
    Thread by: dogwood, Dec 14, 2012, 17 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Cleaning Flat Plat Heat Exchanger

    Bell and Gosset sent the following instructions for cleaning their flat plate heat exchanger. Thought I'd pass them on. "Some suggested methods of...
    Thread by: dogwood, Nov 20, 2012, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Thermal snap disk control question

    I want it to turn on and off a small Laing re-circulation pump that will circulate DHW from my standard propane fired 40 gallon water heater through...
    Thread by: dogwood, Oct 29, 2012, 15 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Outside Combustion Air/Backdraft Damper question

    My Solo Innova Manual calls for a six inch outside combustion air opening. The opening will be on the outside wall of my boiler room, five feet from...
    Thread by: dogwood, Mar 21, 2012, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Unistrut question

    The Unistrut pipe channels I saw listed on Amazon.com come in shallow or deep versions. I am going to use them for supporting 1-1/2" black iron pipe...
    Thread by: dogwood, Mar 10, 2012, 4 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    How long will your storage retain usable heat?

    If you had your storage fully heated, say to 180 degrees or more, and were away for a few days, say four, what temp would you anticipate finding your...
    Thread by: dogwood, Feb 26, 2012, 38 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Air vent plumbing question

    I am installing a 1-1/2 inch vertical pipe, which will be connected to a horizontal 1-1/2 inch pipe by a 90 degree elbow. This is at a high point in...
    Thread by: dogwood, Feb 6, 2012, 12 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Expansion Tank Connection to Air Separator Question

    I have two Amtrol Extrol bladder type expansion tanks, an SX160 and an SX30 which I plan to pipe together from their bottom fittings . Once piped...
    Thread by: dogwood, Jan 29, 2012, 37 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Where are HS Tarm Solo Innovas (and other Scandtec boilers) manufactured now?

    A while back HS Tarm was bought up by Baxi A/S. I understood that their manufacturing was then shifted from Denmark to Turkey,...
    Thread by: dogwood, Jan 29, 2012, 6 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Circ Failure/Overheat/Automag question

    Say your primary circulator fails while your wood boiler is burning. How could you get a normally closed Automag valve on the overheat loop to...
    Thread by: dogwood, Jan 27, 2012, 17 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Pipe hanging, pipe support questions

    What kind of pipe supports, hangers, or clamps, are commonly used when running lengths of iron pipe either: 1) Along a wall...
    Thread by: dogwood, Nov 24, 2011, 2 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    How do I isolate two separate air handlers on the same line from one another?

    I have a forced hot air system. I am going to put a water to air heat exchanger in the plenum over the furnace to serve my Solo Innova 50. The plenum...
    Thread by: dogwood, Nov 23, 2011, 7 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    W/A HX question

    I am putting a water to air heat exchanger over my updraft forced hot air furnace on the air supply side. There are already a/c coils in place over...
    Thread by: dogwood, Nov 20, 2011, 8 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Thermal Grease

    Is thermal grease the right name for the stuff you put into an aquastat well to help the aquastat bulb make better contact with the well's wall. I...
    Thread by: dogwood, Jun 19, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Pipe Insulation Question

    I need to purchase pipe insulation for 1 1/2" black iron pipe for the supply and returns to my Solo Innova and storage tank. My local vendor does not...
    Thread by: dogwood, Jun 14, 2010, 0 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Need recommendation on pipe wrench brand and sizes

    I'm installing 1-1/2 in steel pipe with my boiler and will be buying some new pipe wrenches. I like to have good quality tools that stand the test of...
    Thread by: dogwood, Mar 18, 2010, 7 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Strap-On (Water) Pipe Thermometer

    Anyone recommend an economical strap-on pipe thermometer (for water pipe, not flue pipe) and a source for acquiring some. Thanks Mike
    Thread by: dogwood, Feb 26, 2010, 6 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Anybody recognize this pipe fitting for the Watts Automatic Air Vent?

    Does anybody know what type of fittings the Watts Series FV-4M1 Automatic Air Vent Valve is connected to in Figure 1 on page 2 of the attached link:...
    Thread by: dogwood, Feb 25, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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    Single or double wall flue pipe for Tarm?

    Do you think there would be any significant advantage in going with double rather than single wall flue pipe from my Tarm to the SuperVent chimney,...
    Thread by: dogwood, Feb 25, 2010, 5 replies, in forum: The Boiler Room - Wood Boilers and Furnaces
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