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What happens if the DHW zone fails? Is there a time limit that will prevent keeping the heat off for an extended period of time?

The performance does not decrease with increased vacuum unless it reaches the point where sufficient fuel cannot be pulled by the pump. At that point the flame will start to sputter a bit. A general rule of thumb for knowing when to change the cartridge is to note the clean filter vacuum, add 5"...

If you don't call a knowledgeable service man you will be spending money needlessly as you already have. If the system restarts by cycling the power but not having to push the reset button it's probably not a burner issue.

You don't have to wait until the vacuum reaches a certain point, but it's a good indication of when it's due. You can use a Garber R cartridge that's available from Walmart and supply houses.

The chamber itself is never cleaned. It's not ceramic in the sense of being a hard substance such as you would see in dishes or flower vases, etc. It's a ceramic fiber similar to what's used on the space shuttles as protection against the intense heat from re-entry into earth's atmosphere. The...

The only adjustment needed is the combustion air. Using a standard combustion analyzer adjust it so the CO2 is 10 - 11%.

That's a McDonnell & Miller direct immersion LWCO. I don't know if they're still available or not. There's a gasket between the sections you might be able to make from gasket material.

It's unlikely you'll find them loose. If you know the make of the baseboard buy a complete section and just use the elements w/the pipe. It may be easier to replace the complete unit unless there's something that you're not mentioning.

Instead of going the water heater route, check out the Energy Kinetics System 2000 website. Because your heat loss is less than the lowest reasonable firing rate for oil, the post purge feature of the system manager insures that all of the heat that's generated, with the exception of chimney...

Surge protection is built in to the plug in relay board inside the manager junction box. The only electronics are in the manager and the MOV's on the relay board are more than sufficient to protect it. The owner's manual lists the correct firing rates. Remember that this is not a maintaining...

Because the heat in the Sys 2K purges out to the last active zone, there is no oversize penalty. A cool boiler basically has no standby loss The system is fuel neutral so it can be fired with oil, NG or LP with the same efficiency. Conversion from oil to either gas is relatively simple with...

Yes, you can.

Circulator head is not what gets water to the highest radiation, it's system pressure. Determine the height of the highest BB, divide by 2.31 and add 4. That's the system pressure required. As far as air vents go, if the circ is installed on the supply vs the return, any air in the system will...

The plate exchanger is always installed in conjunction with a storage tank sized to the hot water demand of the house. The boiler doesn't have to remain hot or run for every DHW use. Minimum recommended tank size is 40 gallons which is adequate for an average family. A larger tank would be...