New Furnace Problems

We'll have to assume that this is a one-pipe steam system. Sounds like the slope of some piping may have been altered (causes hammering) and line vents removed or made inoperative.

Just a guess, but sounds like the contractor has to be persuaded to come back and make it right ... Jim

Okay, that is what I will do. Thanks!

Rae, Are you talking about a hot water baseboard system or steam radiator? It sounds like you have a lot of air in the system. Until it is all purged you will not get consistent flow of water through the system.

"Dennis J Sunday" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@corp.supernews.com:

Steam radiator type.

From your description, it sounds like someone did not follow the directions for the near boiler piping....

Hi Rae, hope you are having a nice day

On 02-Jan-04 At About 12:47:31, Rae wrote to All Subject: New Furnace Problems

R> From: Rae

R> I had a new Weil-McLain Gas Boiler installed recently to replace an R> Oil-burning furnace. The problem I have is the radiators don't heat R> up evenly. If I set the thermostat to 75 degrees, the ones in the R> front of the house heat well, but the radiators in the back stay R> cold. If the thermostat is turned up to 85 degrees, then the ones in R> the back will heat up. The radiator in the kitchen worked on the R> first day of the new furnace but doesn't heat up at all now. Plus R> there is a lot of hammering noise from the pipes that heat up the R> radiators in the back of the house. The ones that lead to the front R> doesn't have that problem. They all worked well with the old oil R> burning furnace. Any solutions?

What you should do is call the company that installed it to check it for you.

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