Jim D.'S Stoker Boiler Install Thread

 
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Post by waldo lemieux » Sat. Nov. 02, 2013 7:16 pm

Smitty,

not sure what part ya want but Im pretty sure I can get it local and ship it to you for $5.or so.Let me know Im in the store at least twice a week.

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Post by SMITTY » Sat. Nov. 02, 2013 7:39 pm

Thanks Waldo - much appreciated. I ended up buying one off eBay for $25 & change shipped. Still a rip, but better than $30 + from those other places. :roll:

So far I've blown about $100 in screwups, & parts I shouldn't have needed .... :no1: Such is life ...

That's why God created LIQUOR!! :woot: :shots:

 
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Post by rberq » Sat. Nov. 02, 2013 9:09 pm

SMITTY wrote:So far I've blown about $100 in screwups, & parts I shouldn't have needed ....
You could have done that with less effort by taking a car to the stealership. :lol:

 
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Post by SMITTY » Wed. Nov. 06, 2013 11:37 pm

And so the trend of wasting money continues ..... :mad3:

That damn internal flow check (IFC) valve I ordered DOESN'T FRIGGIN FIT!!! Gotta be shittin me!!!!

Of course, the only way to find this out was to make a huge friggin mess in the basement. Water everywhere. Took one side apart ... it's not there! Must be in the other side ... NOPE! Not there either!! :wtf:

The new valve fits in NEITHER side. Great! Now I get to re-install that Taco Flochek I removed during the boiler install. Just can't get a break!!! :bang:

 
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Post by Carbon12 » Wed. Nov. 06, 2013 11:55 pm

Soooooo,......it was working fine BEFORE you decided to fix it?!!? I hate when that happens!!!

 
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Post by SMITTY » Thu. Nov. 07, 2013 10:46 am

No - when I did the boiler install, I needed to tap into the same T on the oil boiler's return that the indirect used. That run had a Taco Flochek in it. Since the circ is labled IFC, I decided to remove the Flochek ... because it shouldn't be needed! Well, after I fired up the boiler I was wondering how the hell I have 176° hot water in the tank, since the circ cannot be programmed to run over 150°. Turns out, ghost flow. :roll: That IFC circ isn't an IFC at all! :mad:

I need to put the Flochek back in. Will have to be on the supply line, since there's no room on the short return now. At least I won't have to drain much out of the boiler, since it's up high.

 
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Post by Carbon12 » Thu. Nov. 07, 2013 10:51 am

After all the cursing and throwing of copper fittings is out of the way, just remember all the $$$ you're saving doing it yourself,....and burning coal! Satisfaction of doing a well done job yourself,...priceless! :D


 
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Post by titleist1 » Thu. Nov. 07, 2013 11:06 am

SMITTY wrote: Of course, the only way to find this out was to make a huge friggin mess in the basement. Water everywhere.
I am sure froggy appreciated the added moisture. :D

 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Sun. Nov. 10, 2013 10:38 am

Froggy liked the warm water...
Just not too warm...
Yes Amazon now has to charge tax in MA...
At least they reversed the tax on computer services... :D

 
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Post by SMITTY » Sun. Nov. 10, 2013 6:46 pm

Friggin state ... don't even get me started ... ;)

Yeah frog's been loving it down there lately. The new boiler is just feet from his house. :lol: He watched me drain some of the boiling water into there the other day. Didn't seem to mind. Good thing he was out of the water ... :lol: We'd been having boiled frog for supper ...

 
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Post by Hambden Bob » Sun. Nov. 10, 2013 7:22 pm

To Hell with all your Technical Triumphs.I'm just glad you and the Frog have reached a Memorandum of Understanding about his care and comfort. Next thing you know,he'll dump you and kick it with the Kennedy's at Hyannisport ! Ohh the Pain !!!! toothy

 
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Post by Carbon12 » Sun. Nov. 10, 2013 7:24 pm

Tell the frog to take his own car........

 
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Post by CapeCoaler » Sun. Nov. 10, 2013 8:51 pm

Ted's House on the water...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Compound
In 2012 the main house was donated by the Kennedy family to the Edward Kennedy Institute for the US Senate, which said it would host educational seminars in the house and that it will open it to the public at specific times.
Been in that house many times...
Don't hold it against me...
I was working for Vicki...

 
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Post by SMITTY » Tue. Nov. 12, 2013 11:48 am

Oh God! There goes breakfast! :sick:

 
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Post by freetown fred » Tue. Nov. 12, 2013 12:03 pm

HB, what the hell is a memorandum???????????????????????????????????????


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