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rwood
in Heating 13 years and 5 months ago
Furnance is squealing
Overnight my Furnace started to make a squeling sounds. Sounds like the belt, but I can’t be sure. It did get a checkup a few…
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slvillager
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
most efficient way to set thermostat?
we have a new burnham gas boiler and a programmable thermostat and our house is four floors plus basement. what’s the most efficent way to…
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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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anon200
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
Heating timer controls repair/replace?
Our heating contractor just recommended that we replace our timer controls, as they’ve been on the fritz and he says they only have a 10-year…
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guikazoid
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
Baseboard Water Heater
Update – new circulator pump has been installed on our boiler. Temperature for the water is set at 180 degrees. What should the temperature of…
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NewOwner
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
Heat not keeping up with thermostat
Brownstoners: I would love your thoughts here. This morning at 8am, my thermostat indicated a room temperature of 65, whereas it was set to go…
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Hardcharger
in Heating 13 years and 8 months ago
Radiators not heating.
Ok on wednesday I ran the steam for over 40 minutes in our five story brownstone. I had everyone check their radiators for heat. Everyone…
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mcll
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
looking for a good oil service contract in Stuyvesant Heights
We just bought a 2 family home and we need to fill our oil tank which is 1/4 full. My question is does anyone have…
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daveinbedstuy
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
Recommending All HVAC
I had an issue with my gas fired forced air furnace. All HVAC was on time and were in and out in an hour after…
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guikazoid
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
Water temperature on a boiler (gas)
What should the water temperature be set for a water heating system?
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deano
in Heating 13 years and 7 months ago
unused Heating Oil
I’ve recently switched my heating to nat gas. At some point in the near future my 1080 gallon oil tank will be cut up and…
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Goatcrapp
in Heating 13 years and 7 months ago
NYPIRG 2011-2012 prices?
I never joined last year, and am interested in doing so this year. Their website says they are still negotiating prices (it’s december – doubtful)…
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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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guikazoid
in Heating 13 years and 7 months ago
Replacing boiler - Weil Mclain or Burnham
I am installing a new boiler. Any preference on the brand? I’ve narrowed it down to the Burnham P206-NG (http://goo.gl/YDk9a) and Weil Mclain CGA-6 (http://goo.gl/pg6NB). Suggestions welcomed!
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widthom
in Heating 13 years and 7 months ago
RINNAI tankless hot water or another brand?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4ec5d5c42df5c-.jpg We have an old Bosch tankless which needs to be repalced soon. (I would rather put in an old-fashioned tank but there are exhaust…
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ejalbk
in Heating 13 years and 8 months ago
Inspector Visits with No Heat Violations Given?
We have a rent-stablizied tenant that is constantly calling NYC to send out a heating inspector. The inspectors have probably been in the building 15-20…
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guikazoid
in Heating 13 years and 8 months ago
Replacing old thermostat
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4eaf20337a248-.jpg We currently have an old school Honeywell thermostat (picture attached). I want to replace it with a more modern programmable thermostat HAI Omnistat 2…
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hooky
in Heating 13 years and 8 months ago
Heat moving up to rental Very Slowly
I have a rental apartment on the top floor of my 3 story building. The radiators are not getting hot very quickly, so they are…
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