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"Bubba" ReMoVe wrote in message
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Doesnt matter if I like your response or not.
Doesnt matter if you believe who I am or not.
Of course Im not sure. I only have a pic that you sent. Im not there.
Fact is though, I figured out it was a converted oil furnace as you
pointed out. Also had the pump installed improperly as someone else
pointed out.
To me, your system has been changed into a creature it wasnt meant to
be. That was ok back in the day of the old gravity coal furnaces
(Octopus) that were converted to gas. Today though, its not acceptable
on a residential application. It just invites more hackery.
Anyways, its yours so you deal with it.
Invest in a good CO detector.
Bubba

Good observation, Bubba. I didn't even look at that.

I started looking at this pick some more, seems they reduced from 1.25 or
1.5 off the boiler to 1". Also, they left the barometric damper on after the
conversion, I wonder if they readjusted it to the Nat or Propane gas. This
is NOT a problem if it was readjusted, as a matter of fact it would work
better than a standard atmospheric flue diverter and can save you money over
the standard diverter.

If this boiler doesn't have a backflow preventer on it you should put one
ASAP. The code states you MUST have one, this will make sure you can't drink
the water in the boiler under certain conditions within your home.
The proper way to do this to and to pass code is to have a double check
valve, the backflow preventer and then the pressure reducer valve. Does
your boiler have these installed?

Rich