Joann provetto
New Member
i will try to make this short
Moved into new to us house 6 months ago. 36 yr old boiler condemned first day. New to area found unscrupulous unlicensed ( unknown at the time) plumber to replace gas fired baseboard heat. 4 zones. Basement radiant in kitchen rest of main floor and upstairs. It seems that the heat upstairs does not work unless heat in basement is on. Found a reputable master plumber to take a look. Recently replaced the zone valve ( although the it was replaced in March) thinking it was defective. Still no heat upstairs. Kept saying I think somehow it s related to the basement therm needing to be on. Said something about an "n" switch. So frustrating. Not only did the first guy do a terrible job, i paid double what I should have. And then he tried to put through another 2000 charge on my credit card. Awful man. So the plumber that replaced the zone valve said I need an electrician and still waiting for the guy he recommended to call. This was a problem as soon as boiler replaced six months ago. But since heating season was almost over and the heat did work, albeit in a weird way, we let it go til now.. Just want to understand how it works My other house as electric heat ( and not any more expensive than people who had gas oil) so this whole system is new to me. Thank you in advance. Weil McLean system
Moved into new to us house 6 months ago. 36 yr old boiler condemned first day. New to area found unscrupulous unlicensed ( unknown at the time) plumber to replace gas fired baseboard heat. 4 zones. Basement radiant in kitchen rest of main floor and upstairs. It seems that the heat upstairs does not work unless heat in basement is on. Found a reputable master plumber to take a look. Recently replaced the zone valve ( although the it was replaced in March) thinking it was defective. Still no heat upstairs. Kept saying I think somehow it s related to the basement therm needing to be on. Said something about an "n" switch. So frustrating. Not only did the first guy do a terrible job, i paid double what I should have. And then he tried to put through another 2000 charge on my credit card. Awful man. So the plumber that replaced the zone valve said I need an electrician and still waiting for the guy he recommended to call. This was a problem as soon as boiler replaced six months ago. But since heating season was almost over and the heat did work, albeit in a weird way, we let it go til now.. Just want to understand how it works My other house as electric heat ( and not any more expensive than people who had gas oil) so this whole system is new to me. Thank you in advance. Weil McLean system