Recent content by mowin

thanks for your posts. I really don't think a forced air system would work. The house was built in 1930's and all the outside walls are brick and masonary. No insulation. No way to insulate unless the wall were built out - inside. I believe a hydronic system the only way economically to...

interesting, Thanks folks. In one reply that is what I understand that if the thermo is in the cast room, the steel rad rooms will cool down to quickly. Dual zoning would not be practical. If there was a thermo on the steel rads, if the boiler was not on due to the main thermo in the...

Hello, Recently purchased a home for rehab that was abandoned before winter set in. As such, the boiler and bout half the radiators cracked. Is it possible to mix a new type steel radiator with some of the existing cast iron? I've been told of different heat radiation values from...

Depends if you live in the north or the south. Say the north. VP or permeability barrier. Stapled toe and top top plate. Fold joints too, staple and tape. Dont forget to tape around your elec. boxes too! Oh.. areas in the south.... the vp is put on the..... outside!

Actually: Sanibest makes a shredder system where "certain" items will clog the system. However: They make a MACERATING system that is actually a grinder and suitable for even commercial applications where anything usually goes into the plopper. So: Although a bit more.... a bit...

Hi Folks!! Does anyone know what the "flloor" in my basement is made of. The house was built around 1915. Some parts are hard concrete and are never wet but one section is a crumbling mixture of ...... ? It stays wet and develops mold! Ugh! Now... Is it possible to put a plastic...

Thank you! I'll give the flapper a try. I did recently have the pressure regulator for the main replaced. The hot water heater was leaking out of the pressure relief valve and thought the water heater was bad but it was the regulator. I paid to have a good water heater replaced and a bad...

Hum.. Just installed a new toilet, wax ring and all the bolts etc. No leaks but every 45 minutes or so the water will run to fill the tank just for a second or so. New pressure regulator on the incoming main too. I'm stumped. thanks!

So I guess with the pumps i can start cutting away and putting the pipes into the joists or at least moving some close to an outside wall?

THANKS. Doing the labor on the pipes isn't a problem a don't think. My worries were the whole gravity setup etc. If the pumps are installed as they are i don't think I'd have to worry about water flowing "uphill" and such. Normal gravity sytem - hot water flows up while cold water...

Thanks! Ok. Hot water system boiler hot out cold in 2 pipe system. I want to raise the pipes in the basement to remodel. I have 2 circulatory pumps installed now coming off the boiler. will this cause any problems and how do you ... cut.. reinstall the pipes? thanks!

Whew! thanks! Ok. Its a two pipe system, hot water. Either side of the boiler has cold return and the other side hot out. About 8 years ago I had an outfit put circulatory pumps on both the hot and cold side. So I'm thinking that if it was gravity fed, it no longer is because of the...

Is anyone knowledgable about hot water heating systems?... Anyone.... ? Thank you thank you.

MAPP gas, super clean (even new), and don't forget the bread from ur sandwich to keep the water away from the new joint!

Hi folks! I'm in the process of remodeling the basement. Few problems. Can I move, relocate, raise up the hot water and cold return lines of my hot water heat system? House was built about 1947, black pipe and hang down about 6' off the floor. I've talked to a few plumbers but they just...