cs2kplus
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Hi all,
Last week I turned heat on. Boiler went on. Days went by, seemed like I have to keep cranking up thermostat to get boiler to kick on. Then no matter what, it would not kick on.
Pilot light was lit.
So, I remove old thermostat. Only red and white wires. I joined them. Boiler turned on. when off I imagine due to its own internal thermostat? I put new thermostat on. Easy. Boiler worked.
Next day, house felt cold. No heat in baseboard. turned up thermostat. Nothing. For no good reason, I believe is the pressure release valve on cold water coming in. I opened slightly. Water flowed at a higher rate. In like 30 seconds after doing that the boiler turned on. It's been fine for a day now.
This morning it was off. Just out of curiosity I slightly opened valve again. It turned on. What the? My wife says we have heat and all is well.
When I bled the system in the summer, I usually open that valve all the way. Is it possible the valve is stuck? I assume it is a manual vs. an automatic since it has a handle. I was reading if there was a leak in the system opening that valve would replenish?
My step dad wonders if its the water circulator at the root. I can not hear if its running. I heard some can be very quiet. I feel heat in the pipes. Otherwise seems like I am getting heat. Then again, the farther rooms may be getting less. If the circulator was not functioning, wouldn't the system just shut down? By the way, the pressure is 30 psi, the temp is about 185F.
I could have searched the forums, but my circumstances seem to be my own?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Wayne
Last week I turned heat on. Boiler went on. Days went by, seemed like I have to keep cranking up thermostat to get boiler to kick on. Then no matter what, it would not kick on.
Pilot light was lit.
So, I remove old thermostat. Only red and white wires. I joined them. Boiler turned on. when off I imagine due to its own internal thermostat? I put new thermostat on. Easy. Boiler worked.
Next day, house felt cold. No heat in baseboard. turned up thermostat. Nothing. For no good reason, I believe is the pressure release valve on cold water coming in. I opened slightly. Water flowed at a higher rate. In like 30 seconds after doing that the boiler turned on. It's been fine for a day now.
This morning it was off. Just out of curiosity I slightly opened valve again. It turned on. What the? My wife says we have heat and all is well.
When I bled the system in the summer, I usually open that valve all the way. Is it possible the valve is stuck? I assume it is a manual vs. an automatic since it has a handle. I was reading if there was a leak in the system opening that valve would replenish?
My step dad wonders if its the water circulator at the root. I can not hear if its running. I heard some can be very quiet. I feel heat in the pipes. Otherwise seems like I am getting heat. Then again, the farther rooms may be getting less. If the circulator was not functioning, wouldn't the system just shut down? By the way, the pressure is 30 psi, the temp is about 185F.
I could have searched the forums, but my circumstances seem to be my own?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Wayne
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