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There is a valve above the pump. I just took the handle off because my gauge was in the way.
Good for you.
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There is a valve above the pump. I just took the handle off because my gauge was in the way.
Are those galvanized tee fittings I see?
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If so... you might want to consider replacing them and any other galvanized fittings with brass fittings... galvanized is way better than "black iron"... but I would swap em for brass...
How are you liking the system now that you have some time on it? what kind of burn times are you getting this season?
Yes those are galvanized tee's. Do you suspect I will have a problem with them? I noticed the stove has black pipe fittings' on it.
My next project on my list is to build a wood shed. Right now my wood is covered in snow.
Anthony
There's really not much exciting to tell about this unit. It just sit there and does it job beautifully. I would highly recommend Central Boiler to anyone looking for a OWB.
Anthony
I had ONE galvanized in my install... later a plumber friend was over when I was adding my dhw hx to the system... he seen the galvanized fitting and suggested I replace it with brass like all the other fittings in my system... he said it could take a couple of years before it would start "pitting" on the inside, but it would eventually happen... I just took his advice and swapped it out... I could just see that stuff running through the system and settling in and clogging up my hx on the dhw... probably not that big of a deal if your getting a complete water analysis done on a yearly basis..
Ahhh, woodshed.... here are a couple of pics of mine
When thats the end result... You know you have a good and properly sized unit and most likely a well insulated structure being heated... Anyone getting 24 hour burn times in cold temps has a well designed and well thought out system...
If its not too cold, I can get 24 hour+ burn times... but when the temps dip, my burn times do too.... But its mostly because my home is 100+ years old and hard to insulate... but we are still working on it... We moved into the vacant "my old home place" in '92, and continue to do updates... adding the OWB is the best improvement we've made so far...
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