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"Bubba" ReMoVe wrote in message
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On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:21:11 -0500, "Geoman^^" Geo2 wrote:

"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.

Hey! Dont make me out to look like I know what Im doing. (Shhhhhh.
You'll blow my cover).

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.

I'll agree on the barometric, however, most manufacturers equipment
recognize this as altering their equipment in a fashion that it was
not intended for. Yes, it works but they dont like it. They is whimps!
:-)
Bubba

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

Up until they had power vented boilers, I would always throw the diverter to
the side and put a barometric in. Also, it really doesn't alter their
equipment. I don't know if you realize it, but in the past before the HVAC
trade became dumb, they would send you a draft diverter that was extra long
and you, the installer, had to adjust the height for the proper inches of
draft over fire. The old timers realized that every draft was different.
They went to a fixed diverter because this trade became dumb and didn't know
how to adjust the barometric.

If you ever get the chance to take Jim Davis's course do so. Even the reps
at Bacacarach use him for advice, he goes over all this and tells how to
really read the information that the Back 3000 and other are telling the
service guy.

Rich