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    Thats a tough call, we use ours as an "attack...

    Thats a tough call, we use ours as an "attack truck" IE trouble shooter, so we really dont have to carry a lot on it.

    When do do load it, most of the time we know the payload ahead of time before...
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    How many owners have tried to be the undercover...

    How many owners have tried to be the undercover boss, maybe they should try it once in a while!

    Get right in there in the trench, fight your way thought a trouble shoot while answering the phone...
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    Huh, kinda of makes no sense to me ,sorry but (1)...

    Huh, kinda of makes no sense to me ,sorry but (1) you already have a pos, (2) you try to make them into something, and (3) he quits or gets fired?

    Lets go back to 1 who hired him, who wasted time...
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    For me I have played both side of the fence,...

    For me I have played both side of the fence, being an owner for over 30 years, and as a tech for the past 5 years...

    The funny thing is the adjustment, but to me it was easy to look up into the "...
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    Any ah, reason for the 3" trap on there. How long...

    Any ah, reason for the 3" trap on there. How long is the run before they exited, as I can only imagine it having another dozen or so fittings.

    Some techs just don't think outside the box "much"...
  6. Thread: Ptac/hvac cleaning

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    Thats kinda of an oxymoron, first you want...

    Thats kinda of an oxymoron, first you want someone to due it right in order to save the customer money, but you want some one to do it in the rooms?

    Last time we did them, and do them right we...
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    Ya those are scary looking, not sure but to me it...

    Ya those are scary looking, not sure but to me it looks like one of those old Fulton Steam Generators that they use for dry cleaning. Even new ones scare the crap out of me when they run up 125 psi...
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    Very good point Trouble, glad you brought it up.

    Very good point Trouble, glad you brought it up.
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    Wow thats a world of info there, how is the...

    Wow thats a world of info there, how is the system running after you pulled the dryer?
    and which side had the flux in pressure?
  10. I agree the guy is such a "Chest Banger" and gets...

    I agree the guy is such a "Chest Banger" and gets off on finding things that really do not matter
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    Nice to see some people still can pipe for steam....

    Nice to see some people still can pipe for steam.

    I cant tell you how many systems I have seen installed wrong, some guys just dont read the directions.

    BJD
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    Nice unit but do tell, is that...

    Nice unit
    but do tell, is that thing running next too a gas lawn mower?

    BJD
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    I wired on a few months back, they are kinda of...

    I wired on a few months back, they are kinda of weird with the supe stor set up. I forget how it works but I thought we had something screwed up, but it shuts down the mixer, and lets the super stor...
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    I have built units like that in the past, try...

    I have built units like that in the past, try getting a label maker, as it makes for a better job.
    I also use alum diamond plate for the backing, makes it shin.

    Nice work, a++

    BJD
  15. Thread: Hydronic Job

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    Poll: Very Nice!! I also use diamond...

    Very Nice!!
    I also use diamond plate and have for years. I know some guys will screw them to plywood, and thats fine. However when you can afford to use plate it now becmes art.
    I...
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    Nice job, however we have to install a VRV on the...

    Nice job, however we have to install a VRV on the cold side.
    Yea I know they hardly ever work, but Mass code has us do it anyway.

    A++

    BJD
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    Yea my brother mention that before, the wiring is...

    Yea my brother mention that before, the wiring is tight when the unit is placed.
    He is a by the book guy, so while I wa talking to him he mention that you have to use Weil anti freeze for them.
    ...
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    Hey did you guys have to give them a ten year...

    Hey did you guys have to give them a ten year warrantee? seems like every time I replace a system for the church they hit me up for one.
    Real nice set up, they must have run out of money and could...
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    That looked like a steam boiler, how a did you...

    That looked like a steam boiler, how a did you connect to it?
    I have done add ons before with tankess coils, and or use the base water for the system.
    Some one really had to work hard to screw up...
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    Does Wirsbro pex sound pretty good, ya I think so...

    Does Wirsbro pex sound pretty good, ya I think so for this app.
    You just cant get much worse than that.

    BJD
  21. Thread: Boiler Eye Candy

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    Nice work, do you pre fab those panels? BJD

    Nice work, do you pre fab those panels?

    BJD
  22. Thread: 3 Buderus Boilers

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    Nice set up, not to many guys take the time to...

    Nice set up, not to many guys take the time to do everything.
    Crossing the tees and dotting the I is what completes a perfect job.

    Small things like paint, and lables make can make or brake a...
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    Love the gas line, that is a true hack. BJD

    Love the gas line, that is a true hack.

    BJD
  24. Thread: WHAT IS IT

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    Up here in MA we have to put swing joints into...

    Up here in MA we have to put swing joints into every connection, as to allow the tank to rise in the event of flooding. We to have to use 2" fills and seperate vent whisle systems. However yours does...
  25. Thread: off topic

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    HU Hu I really like that, that rates a (9) in...

    HU Hu

    I really like that, that rates a (9) in my book.

    Pretty funny

    BJD
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    My vote on this goes with the circulator, if you...

    My vote on this goes with the circulator, if you vented and there is no more air then its a circulation problem.

    My thoughts would be with the 0011, more pump with enough head to compensate for...
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    Is the amtrol sending any error codes?

    Is the amtrol sending any error codes?
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    I cant understand why you would want to connect...

    I cant understand why you would want to connect the boiler mate to either of the b-1 or b-2 terms, as they are only for the burner power.
    I use the L-1/L-2 terms for the boiler mate systems, just...
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    Looks good, was there a mixer that you removed...

    Looks good, was there a mixer that you removed between the return and the supply? looks like one was ther, and just wonering if it was a watts mixer, kinda of weird for a radiant job. How do you like...
  30. Thread: Serviced 10-5-2005

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    That Weil high limet must be junk by now, how the...

    That Weil high limet must be junk by now, how the operating temps?

    I am surprised the the burner face is still there, as most would have cracked by now.

    bjd

    The weather in Mass has been the...
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    I agree with Nutshell, worst mess I have seen in...

    I agree with Nutshell, worst mess I have seen in a long time.

    Replace check valve with a flow check

    BJD
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    Sorry; Forgot to mention I cant wipe my Ass with...

    Sorry; Forgot to mention I cant wipe my Ass with the warrant that burnham supplies.

    Yes its Sh%t

    Good luck with your new boiler


    BJD
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    This clown is trying to sell YOU a product that...

    This clown is trying to sell YOU a product that he knows will not make warrenty? Hello lets get rid of " Burnham" and go with any other brand "X" maybe you will see that they being the " other "...
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    Thats a pretty old boiler, must really suck up...

    Thats a pretty old boiler, must really suck up oil.
    They generaly were coal fired, later models had a burner plate added for oil use.
    Tankless are still avaible for them, but other parts are no...
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    Glenn < Burnham is a product that I would never...

    Glenn < Burnham is a product that I would never install again either hot water or steam for that matter.

    You guys lied to us about the V7 and the IN series in
    steam.

    Most people who...
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    Get rid of it, and go with another brand for sure.

    Get rid of it, and go with another brand for sure.
  37. Almost looks like they could have shifted that...

    Almost looks like they could have shifted that thing 90o and it would line up?
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    I think its Safe Guard that make the auto feeder,...

    I think its Safe Guard that make the auto feeder, they are nice.

    I have put in plenty of the I N series boilers, those swing joints are a must.

    Why did you only use one tapping?

    Nice...
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    Real nice close boiler work, swings on the...

    Real nice close boiler work, swings on the header, auto feeder.
    Too bad its a Burnham, do yourself a favor and keep the warranty close by


    bjd
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    Nice work, I would have to agree thought about...

    Nice work, I would have to agree thought about the flow check. Is there one?

    Though you might have a hidden one behind the boiler.

    I like the filter rack, that makes it look good.

    I try to...
  41. Thread: Bye Bye Burnham

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    Ant time you get to pull a Burnham its a plus,...

    Ant time you get to pull a Burnham its a plus, the job looks real good.
    I tend to go the other way though, with pumping away, and any thing with more than 1 zone I upgrade the circulator.

    BJD
  42. Thread: My Install Van!!

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    Looks like one of mine before its gets a good...

    Looks like one of mine before its gets a good salad spin

    BJD
  43. Thread: Back to work!!

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    Nice work, in MA we have to place a 24" X 24"...

    Nice work, in MA we have to place a 24" X 24" sign above the vent on the outside of the house saying " Gas Vent Below" nice when you have a $500,000.00 house and the vents sticks out the front.

    BJD
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    Glad you had time for the upkeep, we are kinda of...

    Glad you had time for the upkeep, we are kinda of busy now and I wish we had a day or so just for that.

    How do you like the millwaike radio, I have 2 of them and though when I bought them they...
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    A++ to Jogas, my thougths exactly, I sometimes...

    A++ to Jogas, my thougths exactly, I sometimes shut the valves and then break the glass.

    Nothing sucks more than having to clean up an entire control system just for the sake of a site glass on...
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    Gotta love them, whats wrony with some guys? ...

    Gotta love them, whats wrony with some guys?

    They just dont get it.

    Like to see more pics of the close boiler pipeing

    BJD
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    I have done a lot of peerless, mostly the SCT...

    I have done a lot of peerless, mostly the SCT series with the Realio burners.

    BJD
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    In 30 plus years of installs the biggest POS is...

    In 30 plus years of installs the biggest POS is Burnham, I have replace so many on warranty do to thier lack of quality control

    Slant fins have been around for many years, and I have never...
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    Yea I would go for the tankless, as then you can...

    Yea I would go for the tankless, as then you can add anti freeze for frost protection.

    May run a little more but the system will work fine.

    BJD
  50. Thread: lobster tank

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    I have seen this design before, LOL the one I saw...

    I have seen this design before, LOL the one I saw had a chest freezer full of water and some sort of transfer from the chest to the tank.

    Not real sure just how long copper will last thought.
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