Jim D.'S Stoker Boiler Install Thread
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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.
Waldo
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.
Waldo
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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.
So far I've blown about $100 in screwups, & parts I shouldn't have needed .... Such is life ...
That's why God created LIQUOR!!
So far I've blown about $100 in screwups, & parts I shouldn't have needed .... Such is life ...
That's why God created LIQUOR!!
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You could have done that with less effort by taking a car to the stealership.SMITTY wrote:So far I've blown about $100 in screwups, & parts I shouldn't have needed ....
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And so the trend of wasting money continues .....
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!!
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!!!
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!!
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!!!
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Soooooo,......it was working fine BEFORE you decided to fix it?!!? I hate when that happens!!!
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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. That IFC circ isn't an IFC at all!
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.
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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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!
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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...
Just not too warm...
Yes Amazon now has to charge tax in MA...
At least they reversed the tax on computer services...
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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. 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 ... We'd been having boiled frog for supper ...
Yeah frog's been loving it down there lately. The new boiler is just feet from his house. 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 ... We'd been having boiled frog for supper ...
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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 !!!!
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Ted's House on the water...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Compound
Don't hold it against me...
I was working for Vicki...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Compound
Been in that house many times...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.
Don't hold it against me...
I was working for Vicki...
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HB, what the hell is a memorandum???????????????????????????????????????