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I've never used scoop tees, but I am wondering if they have an orientation that you may have reversed, resulting in the no-flow conditon you're experiencing.

If the kickspace heater is on the return pipe coming off of the 3' of fin tube (in the same bathroom) - I can't see how the kickspace heater could contribute anything more than the residual heat not...

I see in the Westwood catalog they sell an item they call the F 100-18, "Spin-on filter wrench. Fits all popular filters." It looks like your basic strap wrench. They illustrate it strapped around...

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The filter holder is a Westwood f 100 8 spin-on can, gravity fed type. There is a Gar-Ber brand filter element (screw on can) on it. To change it out I got the Westwood f 100 10 fuel filter...

Anybody ever use bismuth solder ?

From Wikipedia's article on Soldering:

"Other common solders include low-temperature formulations (often containing bismuth), which are often used to join...

Thanks Jim. I'll do that. I guess I can pump up the expansion tank with a bicycle pump if need be. So with the water turned off and the valve open and at least one other valve I should get "the...

Tom, Thanks! The labels help a lot! Couple of questions: If I follow your instructions, the water will not flow through the boiler chamber itself but only through the baseboards, is that right?
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Thanks, it has a coat of fire retardant paint on it. The installer said their special paint sold only by foam distributors, satisfied fire codes. Drywall or plywood would be more attractive and an...

Thanks. Is the "autofill" the cold water supply, that here enters the system above the expansion tank and below the spirovent? What is the autofill's operational position? Half open, closed, or...

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Please help me understand this system and how to get it up and running again. I had to lower a pipe, so I drained down the system (don't know if I did this properly) cut the pipe and...

I'm sure a trained furnace tech is capable of doing a quicker and more thorough job than me. But I have a vested interest in doing a good and thorough job. I also like to be as self sufficient as...

Here's the replaced T&P valve on the water heater. I believe it is right side down and installed correctly. It has been in for over a week and no discharge.

Interestingly, I had to get it at a...

...and the "flo control"...which does I don't know what

And here is the boiler gauge...

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I am slowly beginning to know my way around this system but it is all new to me. The air purge mechanism appears to be missing from the boiler. Unless the "flow...

You don't think the expansion tank is enough, Red? There is no pressure reducing valve on the water main either after the city meter or after the Superstor cold water inlet shutoff valve.

Where in the system would I install a pressure reducing valve, Red? Is the high supply pressure causing the discharge at the T&P valve?

I have finally read some of the literature from the...

Jim, the Watts Det-5 expansion tank is for the Superstore Delta 40 gallon indirect water heater. The old barrel expansion tank is for the boiler. I assume the water in the WH that is spilling out...

We've been paying $90 year to have our boiler cleaned. I'd like to do it myself and save the service charge. What do I need to know? We have oil heat with forced hot water off a Weil-McClain Gold...

House PSI is 79. Bought Watts Det-5 expansion tank. Max precharge is 80psi (79 is awfully close to 80). Bought new T&P valve for Superstore. Ready to install? I learned there is no airscoop on...

Thanks. The temperature of the discharge is not excessively high. Yes, I believe it is the Temperature and Pressure Relief valve. And yes, I have a very old expansion tank, shaped like a half...

We were away for a few days and shut off the oil burner/boiler (Weil-McClean Gold) while we were gone. We turned the boiler on when we got home. A day after returning home I heard water running in...

The remote thermostat for the zone I want to shut down is a mercury triggered type with a minimum setting of 50 degrees. I thought of skewing the horizontal alignment of the mounting to over ride...

I reconnected the thermostat early this morning. Is it possible to leave the thermostat wired to the circulator but disconnected from the boiler? I'm thinking this way the circulator would...