VAJerry
ArboristSite Member
Pulled the pump off my OWB and that sucker was rusted to crap. What cheap so and so put a cast iron pump on a circuit that uses water and is vented to atmosphere? Some body advised me that if was a Taco pump to get a Bell & Gossett. (Thanks rx7145) And that was the case. The first look at the B&G I knew that was the way to go. Plus I went with a brass pump. They had stainless but I was afraid to ask. Pulled the pump yesterday, got the new one and went to install it and the Pex is about 6" too short (pumps are the same size, although the B&G draws about3 more amps, and that's a good thing.) I got longer bolts and am slowly drawing the pipe together, but I don't want to break the ears on the pump flange.I may look at getting a pipe nipple to extend the pipe on the stove, but when the Pex heats up and expands I'm afraid it will kink.:censored: