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ewflueckiger
in Heating 13 years and 1 month ago
Old Gas Furnace
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fae86e95d692-.jpg I recently purchased a house, built in 1954, in the basement there was an old Super Flame furnace with what appears to be a…
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ewflueckiger
in Heating 13 years and 1 month ago
Old Gas Furnace
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fae86e95d692-.jpg I recently purchased a house, built in 1954, in the basement there was an old Super Flame furnace with what appears to be a…
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namahs
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
Hot Water Heater Drip Leg dripping?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f091ce34e807-.jpg I just noticed it this morning when I went in the boiler room. The area right below the gas pipe connecting to the hot…
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alexanderposell
in Heating 13 years and 3 months ago
Baxi heater examination / repair?
Hi all. I have a Baxi heater in my condo that I suspect was installed poorly and/or improperly. Could anyone recommend someone to come take…
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alexanderposell
in Heating 13 years and 3 months ago
Baxi heater examination / repair?
Hi all. I have a Baxi heater in my condo that I suspect was installed poorly and/or improperly. Could anyone recommend someone to come take…
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stickerhappy
in Heating 13 years and 7 months ago
Double wrapping pipes?
My basement has 1/2″ thick insulation on the main (maybe 2.5″) steampipes- I heard from some people that it should be more like 1″ or…
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stickerhappy
in Heating 13 years and 7 months ago
Any harm to system from clanging steam pipes?
I know they are annoying and loud, but is there any harm or damage that can be done or even loss of efficiency that can…
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stevecym
in Heating 13 years and 3 months ago
Roth Oil Tanks Approved for Use in NYC
I just wanted to give the BS community a heads up on something helpful to those of us with those big horizontal oil tanks taking…
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schmalla
in Heating 13 years and 3 months ago
Oil Heat
Is it difficult to get homeowner’s insurance for a house that uses oil heat? Or does it just increase the price of homeowner’s insurance? Can you…
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slightREobsession
in Heating 13 years and 3 months ago
Recommendation for forced air install
Hey all, we need to replace our ancient furnace (gravity fed air) with a modern forced air system. Can anyone recommend a good installer? We’ll…
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housepoor
in Heating 13 years and 4 months ago
Extending top floor heating zone to a penthouse
I am thinking about adding a penthouse space to the top floor apartment. Our existing heating system is zoned by floor hot water baseboard. Will…
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joe78
in Heating 13 years and 4 months ago
main steam vent stuck in steam pipe
I have a vent at the end of my steam main that is stuck open and I am unable to unscrew it. It is screwed…
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BKsearch
in Heating 13 years and 5 months ago
Two Stage or Modulating Gas Furnace?
The old forced-air gas furnace in our future home (which appears to be 50+ years old) has been all but condemned by our home inspector.…
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slimc
in Heating 13 years and 5 months ago
Best thermostat for steam heat
What’s the best make/model of thermostat for gas-fired steam heat? we’d like to install the sensor in the tenant’s apartment (parlor/top floor) and the control…
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bklynbrickhouse
in Heating 13 years and 5 months ago
Good Steam Heat Pros? Air-Vent Maintenance? 2nd Fl Cool
Hi, Anyone have good experiences with professionals who really know single thermostat, one-pipe low-pressure steam radiator heating systems, and proper radiator/main air vents/valves settings…
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Sisophys
in Heating 13 years and 5 months ago
New gas boiler, now pipes banging. $3500 fix necessary?
We switched from oil to gas heat this fall and our pipes have been banging since. It seems to be getting worse. Could that be…
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Goatcrapp
in Heating 13 years and 5 months ago
Service contract (only) for boilers (steam systems) - recommendations?
I used to have my boilers service contracts through my fuel supplier, but after they got ridiculous with their pricing (30-40% higher than just about…
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julian03
in Heating 13 years and 5 months ago
Radiant Heat and Existing Parquet Floors
We recently converted two floors of our brownstone heating from oil burner to radiant heat on the recommendation of our plumber. The first floor was…
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