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rwood
in Heating 13 years and 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 14 years 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 14 years 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 14 years 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 14 years 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 14 years 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 14 years 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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