Nah, we all know that Oscar is crazy,,,, I'll pardon you after I'm elected President, Oscar!
Heck, Oscar, you can take care of the White Houses heating system when your released............
Rich
WOW, this is the first I've ever heard of Canada doing something sensible.... Seriously, its unheard of. Here in America we have a system called 'bottom feeders need to eat well too", this includes Lawyers and Doctors who live off the plebeians.
You are correct on this Steve, this is the exact reason that the Gold series had a little car radiator style thermostat in them, to get the boiler up above 140F or condensation would corrode the boiler out. We had to replace every single boiler we installed because the thermostat failed and the boiler condensed below 140F. The factory rep, Steve Beraldus from PA came down on our jobs and took an hour too explain why the boilers were only 80 some % and dropped a great amount when the temps got over 160. So, Bubba is correct about the manufacturers lying about their efficiencies. What was the Gold series efficiency rated at, 140 or 160F. I believe they did it at
141F; knowing that they were fudging the numbers and most systems at that time were change outs operating above the 180. The flue temperature did increase as the water temperature increased, and as we all know, the PVC piping didn't work very well for water temps over 180F.Now, I have a Question
For radiant floor heat, how would you keep the temp down on the floor with a Weil McLain or others that operate at 140F or more? What could I do to change this without changing the entire boiler? Rich
I'd bet it was a Weil Mclain Gold or HV series, they were notorius of condensation problems
Rich, you should read "The $40 Billion SCAM" appearing in the Jan 2007 issue of Readers Digest.
A 3 way scam involving doctors, lawyers, doctors, and screening companies.
I hear that their thermostats don't have a "W" wire anymore...
I would use a three way valve. Or maybe a tempering valve. You may neep to pipe in some kind of by-pass loop. Draw up what you have, take a few pics, and Ill meet you at Fishbones for lunch. Its on Monroe St downtown in Diamond City. Bring your checkbook.
Or... consulte a local professional to have an on site look see. :)
ps I call it Diamond City because when the sun hits the broken glass in the road it sparkles like diamonds. haha
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