Hey all...back with more questions from the money pit.
Six months ago we moved into an old house with an oil fired boiler system. For reasons unknown, the previous owner had the DHW portion of the boiler disconnected, capped off and a propane water heater installed. Since the DHW portion of the boiler is no longer in use, I wanted to make sure that the temperatures settings are correctly set since winter is rapidly approaching and we have already learned that the previous owner did many things ass-backwards.
It is a Honeywell Triple Aquastat (either an L8124 or L8151). Currently the "HIGH" dial is on 160, the "LOW" is on 140 and the "Differential" is 10. Does this sound like a standard setting to you for a two-zone, heating-only boiler in a 150 year old drafty New York farmhouse?
On another note...We have also been told that the boiler must be left on year round because even in the summer it must heat & circulate from time to time to keep corrosion/deposits/general ugliness to a minimum. Is this still true with the DHW disconnected?
Thanks!
Six months ago we moved into an old house with an oil fired boiler system. For reasons unknown, the previous owner had the DHW portion of the boiler disconnected, capped off and a propane water heater installed. Since the DHW portion of the boiler is no longer in use, I wanted to make sure that the temperatures settings are correctly set since winter is rapidly approaching and we have already learned that the previous owner did many things ass-backwards.
It is a Honeywell Triple Aquastat (either an L8124 or L8151). Currently the "HIGH" dial is on 160, the "LOW" is on 140 and the "Differential" is 10. Does this sound like a standard setting to you for a two-zone, heating-only boiler in a 150 year old drafty New York farmhouse?
On another note...We have also been told that the boiler must be left on year round because even in the summer it must heat & circulate from time to time to keep corrosion/deposits/general ugliness to a minimum. Is this still true with the DHW disconnected?
Thanks!
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