A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the alt.hvac
newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65 degrees, and
it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off randomly for short
periods of time (as short as one second) and over a long period of time,
it may bring up the temp to 65. As another example, I had the (new)
thermostat, which my oil company replaced saying that was the problem, up
to 72 overnight and into the day, and the temp in the house is still 60
degrees. I have also left the thermostat pegged on high for two days with
the same result. The company who installed the boiler doesn't, for some
reason, believe that this problem exists, because when they came, the
house was "warm" i.e. 65 degrees! and the gauges on the boiler were up to
the correct pressure. I have obviously severed business relations with
them, but I still have the problem. Any ideas what might be causing this?"

And, he later wrote:

"My old boiler was ancient - 50 year old, big. Then it puffed back and
wrecked my house. Anyway, I only replaced the boiler and the pipes leading
into it. It used to work fine (the new one). Although my ex-boiler guy
insisted that the on and off operation is normal, I really think it's
important. I would say the btu rating is less for the new boiler, but I
don't know and I don't know what the old one was. I've lived here for 13
years and it is a tiny house - 810 sq.ft. one floor. Mostly new windows
and insulation. The whole house is cold and I have no idea about the
piping. The weird thing is that it got my house up to 70 yesterday, for
the first time in a long while. Today, it won't get going."

I decided to also post it here in case anyone here has and ideas or
suggestions.

On Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 11:16:42 AM UTC-5, TomR wrote:
A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the alt.hvac
newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65 degrees, and
it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off randomly for short
periods of time (as short as one second) and over a long period of time,
it may bring up the temp to 65. As another example, I had the (new)
thermostat, which my oil company replaced saying that was the problem, up
to 72 overnight and into the day, and the temp in the house is still 60
degrees. I have also left the thermostat pegged on high for two days with
the same result. The company who installed the boiler doesn't, for some
reason, believe that this problem exists, because when they came, the
house was "warm" i.e. 65 degrees! and the gauges on the boiler were up to
the correct pressure. I have obviously severed business relations with
them, but I still have the problem. Any ideas what might be causing this?"



Who knows. It doesn't make a lot of sense. If it's only coming on and
off for short periods of time, incapable of raising the temp, then that
should be demonstrable when the tech is there, regardless of whether the house
happens to be 65. Just raise the thermostat to 75. What happens?
If the thing is not coming on, not generating proper heat, it should be obvious. Something here doesn't compute. If the OP
has really given the contractor many attempts to fix this new install
and they can't or won't, then I'd call another HVAC company to solve it, then
sue the original company in small claims for what it costs, if necessary.

Any speculation here seems pointless, no indication the poster is DIY,
going to try to fix it himself. One of the easiest things, the thermostat
has already been replaced.

Tell him to join (for free) at this website: http://www.contractortalk.com/forum.php They've helped me a few times with HVAC questions.

On Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 10:42:59 AM UTC-6, bob_villa wrote:
Tell him to join (for free) at this website: http://www.contractortalk.com/forum.php They've helped me a few times with HVAC questions.

The short cycling can't be good for an oil-fired boiler! Can you just try an old Honeywell mercury bulb stat...just for ****s and giggles?

In ,
trader_4 typed:
On Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 11:16:42 AM UTC-5, TomR wrote:
A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the alt.hvac
newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65
degrees, and it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off
randomly for short periods of time (as short as one second) and over
a long period of time, it may bring up the temp to 65. As another
example, I had the (new) thermostat, which my oil company replaced
saying that was the problem, up to 72 overnight and into the day,
and the temp in the house is still 60 degrees. I have also left the
thermostat pegged on high for two days with the same result. The
company who installed the boiler doesn't, for some reason, believe
that this problem exists, because when they came, the house was
"warm" i.e. 65 degrees! and the gauges on the boiler were up to the
correct pressure. I have obviously severed business relations with
them, but I still have the problem. Any ideas what might be causing
this?"

Who knows. It doesn't make a lot of sense. If it's only coming on
and
off for short periods of time, incapable of raising the temp, then
that
should be demonstrable when the tech is there, regardless of whether
the house
happens to be 65. Just raise the thermostat to 75. What happens?
If the thing is not coming on, not generating proper heat, it should
be obvious. Something here doesn't compute. If the OP has really
given the contractor many attempts to fix this new install
and they can't or won't, then I'd call another HVAC company to solve
it, then
sue the original company in small claims for what it costs, if
necessary.

Any speculation here seems pointless, no indication the poster is DIY,
going to try to fix it himself. One of the easiest things, the
thermostat
has already been replaced.

Some of it does seem to be hard to figure out, but one thing that I like in
the other alt.hvac thread about this is that the OP has been willing to post
back more info in response to questions etc., and that is helping to fill in
the picture some.

I re-posted it here because I thought that Stormin Normin and maybe others
here may have some ideas.

I was definitely wondering what may be causing the short cycling where his
heater keeps cuttin gout and then restarting before getting the radiators
hot. I don't know if a bad circulator pump could cause that or if something
else is being detected by a sensor of some type that keeps telling the
heater to stop and then re-start.

On 1/15/2015 3:01 PM, TomR wrote:


I was definitely wondering what may be causing the short cycling where his
heater keeps cuttin gout and then restarting before getting the radiators
hot. I don't know if a bad circulator pump could cause that or if something
else is being detected by a sensor of some type that keeps telling the
heater to stop and then re-start.


Few possible things.

There is a high limit switch that will cut the burner at a pre-set
temperature. That would make the boiler cycle more if it is set too low
or defective. If the circulator is not moving the water to the rest of
the house it will shut down the burner. If the boiler cycles for just a
couple of seconds, I'd first feelt he pipes and see if the water is
moving. If not, replace the pump. If yes, check the limit switches.

There are other potential problems but not enough information to
discuss. Since the boiler is 2 years old, I have to assume it worked OK
last year. If so, that removes speculation about the size of the
boiler. It is probably smaller in output, but that is because it is
more efficient. If the old boiler was 60% and dumping 40% up the stack,
an 85% boiler does not have to be as big.

In ,
Ed Pawlowski typed:
On 1/15/2015 3:01 PM, TomR wrote:


I was definitely wondering what may be causing the short cycling
where his heater keeps cuttin gout and then restarting before
getting the radiators hot. I don't know if a bad circulator pump
could cause that or if something else is being detected by a sensor
of some type that keeps telling the heater to stop and then re-start.

Few possible things.

There is a high limit switch that will cut the burner at a pre-set
temperature. That would make the boiler cycle more if it is set too
low or defective. If the circulator is not moving the water to the
rest of the house it will shut down the burner. If the boiler cycles
for just a couple of seconds, I'd first feelt he pipes and see if the
water is moving. If not, replace the pump. If yes, check the limit
switches.
There are other potential problems but not enough information to
discuss. Since the boiler is 2 years old, I have to assume it worked
OK last year. If so, that removes speculation about the size of the
boiler. It is probably smaller in output, but that is because it is
more efficient. If the old boiler was 60% and dumping 40% up the
stack, an 85% boiler does not have to be as big.

All good points, IMO. In the alt.hvac group the OP did write back that his
"new" heating system did work last year and that the recent developments
where it kept short cycling and won't heat the house properly were new. So,
IMO, that ruled out the possibility that the heating system was undersized
for the house (which he says is small -- 810 sq. ft.), or that the piping
system was designed incorrectly (it's the same piping system that the old
heater used).

On 1/15/2015 11:17 AM, TomR wrote:
A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the alt.hvac
newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65 degrees, and
it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off randomly for short
periods of time (as short as one second) and over a long period of time,
it may bring up the temp to 65. As another example, I had the (new)
thermostat, which my oil company replaced saying that was the problem, up
to 72 overnight and into the day, and the temp in the house is still 60
degrees. I have also left the thermostat pegged on high for two days with
the same result. The company who installed the boiler doesn't, for some
reason, believe that this problem exists, because when they came, the
house was "warm" i.e. 65 degrees! and the gauges on the boiler were up to
the correct pressure. I have obviously severed business relations with
them, but I still have the problem. Any ideas what might be causing this?"

And, he later wrote:

"My old boiler was ancient - 50 year old, big. Then it puffed back and
wrecked my house. Anyway, I only replaced the boiler and the pipes leading
into it. It used to work fine (the new one). Although my ex-boiler guy
insisted that the on and off operation is normal, I really think it's
important. I would say the btu rating is less for the new boiler, but I
don't know and I don't know what the old one was. I've lived here for 13
years and it is a tiny house - 810 sq.ft. one floor. Mostly new windows
and insulation. The whole house is cold and I have no idea about the
piping. The weird thing is that it got my house up to 70 yesterday, for
the first time in a long while. Today, it won't get going."

I decided to also post it here in case anyone here has and ideas or
suggestions.




Dear Nahsani,

Is the thermostat actually calling for heat all this
time? Can you see on the display?

Do the radiators get hot at any point during the day,
or only a trace of heat?

Is there a circulating pump on the system?

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I re-posted it here because I thought that Stormin Normin and maybe others
here may have some ideas.


No thanks, BAD IDEA!

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If the boiler is starting up, getting hot, and shutting off before the house gets warm, one likely cause would be something is stopping the hot boiler water from getting to the radiators.

It could be as simple as an air lock. Or, a bad pump somewhere. Or, bad controller for that pump.

If that were the case, I would expect the thermostat to keep calling for heat, and the boiler to be maintaining its setpoint, whatever that is, and coming on and off just enough to keep the boiler water from getting cold.

On 1/17/2015 12:29 PM, TimR wrote:
If the boiler is starting up, getting hot, and shutting off before the house gets warm, one likely cause would be something is stopping the hot boiler water from getting to the radiators.

It could be as simple as an air lock. Or, a bad pump somewhere. Or, bad controller for that pump.

If that were the case, I would expect the thermostat to keep calling for heat, and the boiler to be maintaining its setpoint, whatever that is, and coming on and off just enough to keep the boiler water from getting cold.


I think we pretty much narrowed it down to that. What we don't know is
what was actually checked. You can feel the pipes around the house to
see if they are hot. Most systems will allow some gravity circulation,
but not enough to heat the house properly. Depending on the pump, you
may see, hear, or feel the motor running
Assuming it is ok, the high limit switch would be my next step.

On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 3:20:32 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 1/17/2015 12:29 PM, TimR wrote:
If the boiler is starting up, getting hot, and shutting off before the house gets warm, one likely cause would be something is stopping the hot boiler water from getting to the radiators.

It could be as simple as an air lock. Or, a bad pump somewhere. Or, bad controller for that pump.

If that were the case, I would expect the thermostat to keep calling for heat, and the boiler to be maintaining its setpoint, whatever that is, and coming on and off just enough to keep the boiler water from getting cold.


I think we pretty much narrowed it down to that. What we don't know is
what was actually checked. You can feel the pipes around the house to
see if they are hot. Most systems will allow some gravity circulation,
but not enough to heat the house properly. Depending on the pump, you
may see, hear, or feel the motor running
Assuming it is ok, the high limit switch would be my next step.

I'm not seeing why you suspect the high limit switch. Wouldn't that require hitting the reset, if tripped? This boiler short cycles during the day without tripping any safeties.


The old boiler was 50 years old. The boiler was replaced but not any of the pipes or radiators, so they are all 50 years old. They might have worked fine the first year then a chunk of something came loose and there's a blockage somewhere.

On 1/17/2015 9:21 PM, TimR wrote:


I'm not seeing why you suspect the high limit switch. Wouldn't that require hitting the reset, if tripped? This boiler short cycles during the day without tripping any safeties.


The high limit switch shuts the heat off when the boiler water is at
temperature. If it cuts it prematurely, it won't heat the water enough
to heat the house. No reset required, that is how it is supposed to
work to make the burner cycle.

The water cools as it gives its heat to the rest of the hose. Once it
get down to the low limit, the burner is started again.

The old boiler was 50 years old. The boiler was replaced but not any of the pipes or radiators, so they are all 50 years old. They might have worked fine the first year then a chunk of something came loose and there's a blockage somewhere.

Possible, unlikely. Check the flow as I suggested.

On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:20:33 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 1/15/2015 11:17 AM, TomR wrote:
A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the alt.hvac
newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65 degrees, and
it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off randomly for short
periods of time (as short as one second) and over a long period of time,
it may bring up the temp to 65. As another example, I had the (new)
thermostat, which my oil company replaced saying that was the problem, up
to 72 overnight and into the day, and the temp in the house is still 60
degrees. I have also left the thermostat pegged on high for two days with
the same result. The company who installed the boiler doesn't, for some
reason, believe that this problem exists, because when they came, the
house was "warm" i.e. 65 degrees! and the gauges on the boiler were up to
the correct pressure. I have obviously severed business relations with
them, but I still have the problem. Any ideas what might be causing this?"

And, he later wrote:

"My old boiler was ancient - 50 year old, big. Then it puffed back and
wrecked my house. Anyway, I only replaced the boiler and the pipes leading
into it. It used to work fine (the new one). Although my ex-boiler guy
insisted that the on and off operation is normal, I really think it's
important. I would say the btu rating is less for the new boiler, but I
don't know and I don't know what the old one was. I've lived here for 13
years and it is a tiny house - 810 sq.ft. one floor. Mostly new windows
and insulation. The whole house is cold and I have no idea about the
piping. The weird thing is that it got my house up to 70 yesterday, for
the first time in a long while. Today, it won't get going."

I decided to also post it here in case anyone here has and ideas or
suggestions.




Dear Nahsani,

Is the thermostat actually calling for heat all this
time? Can you see on the display?

Do the radiators get hot at any point during the day,
or only a trace of heat?

Is there a circulating pump on the system?



Is there a Nahsani?

Lots of speculation on little info and what info there is doesn't
make much sense. N is MIA.

In ,
trader_4 typed:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:20:33 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 1/15/2015 11:17 AM, TomR wrote:
A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the alt.hvac
newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65
degrees, and it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off
randomly for short periods of time (as short as one second) and
over a long period of time, it may bring up the temp to 65. . . . ,

And, he later wrote:

"My old boiler was ancient - 50 year old, big. Then it puffed back
and wrecked my house. Anyway, I only replaced the boiler and the
pipes leading into it. It used to work fine (the new one).
Although my ex-boiler guy insisted that the on and off operation is
normal, I really think it's important. . . .,

I decided to also post it here in case anyone here has and ideas or
suggestions.

Dear Nahsani,

Is the thermostat actually calling for heat all this
time? Can you see on the display?

Do the radiators get hot at any point during the day,
or only a trace of heat?

Is there a circulating pump on the system?

Is there a Nahsani?

Lots of speculation on little info and what info there is doesn't
make much sense. N is MIA.

Yes, apparently Nahsani has "left the building".

Sorry for wasting everyone's time on this one. I decided to try posting
this here on alt.home.repair to help Nahsani. And, I only did so because he
was responsive in the alt.hvac group where he originally posted his
question, and he posted about 5 follow-up posts there in response to
questions and feedback that he received on that forum. If it were not for
his willingness to follow up on the discussion there on alt.hvac, I would
not have posted his question here. However, after I posted his inquiry
here, and I also followed up further on alt.hvac, Nahsani stopped following
up on the alt.hvac forum or here.

But, I do think that all of your thoughts and suggestions were probably
right on the money based on what he described as heater symptoms.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:44:00 -0500, "TomR" wrote:

In ,
trader_4 typed:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:20:33 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 1/15/2015 11:17 AM, TomR wrote:
A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the alt.hvac
newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65
degrees, and it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off
randomly for short periods of time (as short as one second) and
over a long period of time, it may bring up the temp to 65. . . . ,

And, he later wrote:

"My old boiler was ancient - 50 year old, big. Then it puffed back
and wrecked my house. Anyway, I only replaced the boiler and the
pipes leading into it. It used to work fine (the new one).
Although my ex-boiler guy insisted that the on and off operation is
normal, I really think it's important. . . .,

I decided to also post it here in case anyone here has and ideas or
suggestions.

Dear Nahsani,

Is the thermostat actually calling for heat all this
time? Can you see on the display?

Do the radiators get hot at any point during the day,
or only a trace of heat?

Is there a circulating pump on the system?

Is there a Nahsani?

Lots of speculation on little info and what info there is doesn't
make much sense. N is MIA.

Yes, apparently Nahsani has "left the building".

Sorry for wasting everyone's time on this one. I decided to try posting
this here on alt.home.repair to help Nahsani. And, I only did so because he
was responsive in the alt.hvac group where he originally posted his
question, and he posted about 5 follow-up posts there in response to
questions and feedback that he received on that forum. If it were not for
his willingness to follow up on the discussion there on alt.hvac, I would
not have posted his question here. However, after I posted his inquiry

Did he ever say he woudl read AHR? He reads through
FlashNewsgroups.com, I think, and maybe it's hard to read this group.

Oh, look at this:

The Flash NewsGroups WebSite is temporarily DOWN for maintenance.
Sorry for any inconvenience, we should be back up in 2-3 hours.
Thu Feb 17 17:15:24 PST 2011
This site is down, but no need for alarm

You were right, it wasn't you.. it was us.

But we're different now, and we really want to change.

Give us another chance, and before tomorrow we'll be a whole new site, a
better site, promise.
Service should be restored before the end of January 10th

We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you use 70.38.38.40 instead of flashnewsgroups.com, stop. That
address will not work after today.
---------------------------------------------------------

He posted from Jan. 10 to Jan 15, so it must have come up and then gone
down again.

When I entered flashnewsgroups.com, I got "server not found, but when I
entered wwww.flashnewsgroups.com, I got what is above. Normlally FF
inserts the www. ????

here, and I also followed up further on alt.hvac, Nahsani stopped following
up on the alt.hvac forum or here.

But, I do think that all of your thoughts and suggestions were probably
right on the money based on what he described as heater symptoms.

In ,
micky typed:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:44:00 -0500, "TomR" wrote:

In ,
trader_4 typed:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:20:33 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon
wrote:
On 1/15/2015 11:17 AM, TomR wrote:
A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the
alt.hvac newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65
degrees, and it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off
randomly for short periods of time (as short as one second) and
over a long period of time, it may bring up the temp to 65. . . .
,

And, he later wrote:

"My old boiler was ancient - 50 year old, big. Then it puffed back
and wrecked my house. Anyway, I only replaced the boiler and the
pipes leading into it. It used to work fine (the new one).
Although my ex-boiler guy insisted that the on and off operation
is normal, I really think it's important. . . .,

I decided to also post it here in case anyone here has and ideas
or suggestions.

Dear Nahsani,

Is the thermostat actually calling for heat all this
time? Can you see on the display?

Do the radiators get hot at any point during the day,
or only a trace of heat?

Is there a circulating pump on the system?

Is there a Nahsani?

Lots of speculation on little info and what info there is doesn't
make much sense. N is MIA.

Yes, apparently Nahsani has "left the building".

Sorry for wasting everyone's time on this one. I decided to try
posting this here on alt.home.repair to help Nahsani. And, I only
did so because he was responsive in the alt.hvac group where he
originally posted his question, and he posted about 5 follow-up
posts there in response to questions and feedback that he received
on that forum. If it were not for his willingness to follow up on
the discussion there on alt.hvac, I would not have posted his
question here. However, after I posted his inquiry

Did he ever say he woudl read AHR? He reads through
FlashNewsgroups.com, I think, and maybe it's hard to read this group.

Oh, look at this:

The Flash NewsGroups WebSite is temporarily DOWN for maintenance.
Sorry for any inconvenience, we should be back up in 2-3 hours.
Thu Feb 17 17:15:24 PST 2011
This site is down, but no need for alarm

You were right, it wasn't you.. it was us.

But we're different now, and we really want to change.

Give us another chance, and before tomorrow we'll be a whole new
site, a better site, promise.
Service should be restored before the end of January 10th

We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you use 70.38.38.40 instead of flashnewsgroups.com, stop. That
address will not work after today.
---------------------------------------------------------

He posted from Jan. 10 to Jan 15, so it must have come up and then
gone down again.

When I entered flashnewsgroups.com, I got "server not found, but
when I entered wwww.flashnewsgroups.com, I got what is above.
Normlally FF inserts the www. ????

Wow, that's interesting about flashnewsgoups.com -- whatever that is. Maybe
that does explain why Nahsani appeared to have "left the building". Maybe
flashnewsgroups.com won't let him in the building.

On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 1/17/2015 9:21 PM, TimR wrote:


I'm not seeing why you suspect the high limit switch. Wouldn't that require hitting the reset, if tripped? This boiler short cycles during the day without tripping any safeties.


The high limit switch shuts the heat off when the boiler water is at
temperature. If it cuts it prematurely, it won't heat the water enough
to heat the house. No reset required, that is how it is supposed to
work to make the burner cycle.

The water cools as it gives its heat to the rest of the hose. Once it
get down to the low limit, the burner is started again.



It appears from the OP's statement that the boiler does get up to temperature, and stops quickly. That argues against the high limit switch I think. It's the radiators that never get hot.

On 1/19/2015 11:40 AM, TimR wrote:
On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:53:35 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 1/17/2015 9:21 PM, TimR wrote:


I'm not seeing why you suspect the high limit switch. Wouldn't that require hitting the reset, if tripped? This boiler short cycles during the day without tripping any safeties.


The high limit switch shuts the heat off when the boiler water is at
temperature. If it cuts it prematurely, it won't heat the water enough
to heat the house. No reset required, that is how it is supposed to
work to make the burner cycle.

The water cools as it gives its heat to the rest of the hose. Once it
get down to the low limit, the burner is started again.



It appears from the OP's statement that the boiler does get up to temperature, and stops quickly.

Then you check for circulation. Water has to be moved to distribute the
heat. I said before that gravity will move some of the water, but not
enough to properly heat the house. The circulator may be working a bit,
but not turning fast enough to do the job.

In ,
micky typed:
On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 10:44:00 -0500, "TomR" wrote:

In ,
trader_4 typed:
On Friday, January 16, 2015 at 9:20:33 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon
wrote:
On 1/15/2015 11:17 AM, TomR wrote:
A person named Nahsani recently posted the following on the
alt.hvac newsgroup:

"My two-year old Slantfin Boiler won't heat the house above 65
degrees, and it's usually at 60 degrees. It'll come on and off
randomly for short periods of time (as short as one second) and
over a long period of time, it may bring up the temp to 65. . . .
,

And, he later wrote:

"My old boiler was ancient - 50 year old, big. Then it puffed back
and wrecked my house. Anyway, I only replaced the boiler and the
pipes leading into it. It used to work fine (the new one).
Although my ex-boiler guy insisted that the on and off operation
is normal, I really think it's important. . . .,

I decided to also post it here in case anyone here has and ideas
or suggestions.

Dear Nahsani,

Is the thermostat actually calling for heat all this
time? Can you see on the display?

Do the radiators get hot at any point during the day,
or only a trace of heat?

Is there a circulating pump on the system?

Is there a Nahsani?

Lots of speculation on little info and what info there is doesn't
make much sense. N is MIA.

Yes, apparently Nahsani has "left the building".

Sorry for wasting everyone's time on this one. I decided to try
posting this here on alt.home.repair to help Nahsani. And, I only
did so because he was responsive in the alt.hvac group where he
originally posted his question, and he posted about 5 follow-up
posts there in response to questions and feedback that he received
on that forum. If it were not for his willingness to follow up on
the discussion there on alt.hvac, I would not have posted his
question here. However, after I posted his inquiry

Did he ever say he woudl read AHR? He reads through
FlashNewsgroups.com, I think, and maybe it's hard to read this group.

Oh, look at this:

The Flash NewsGroups WebSite is temporarily DOWN for maintenance.
Sorry for any inconvenience, we should be back up in 2-3 hours.
Thu Feb 17 17:15:24 PST 2011
This site is down, but no need for alarm

You were right, it wasn't you.. it was us.

But we're different now, and we really want to change.

Give us another chance, and before tomorrow we'll be a whole new
site, a better site, promise.
Service should be restored before the end of January 10th

We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you use 70.38.38.40 instead of flashnewsgroups.com, stop. That
address will not work after today.
---------------------------------------------------------

He posted from Jan. 10 to Jan 15, so it must have come up and then
gone down again.

When I entered flashnewsgroups.com, I got "server not found, but
when I entered wwww.flashnewsgroups.com, I got what is above.
Normlally FF inserts the www. ????

here, and I also followed up further on alt.hvac, Nahsani stopped
following up on the alt.hvac forum or here.

But, I do think that all of your thoughts and suggestions were
probably right on the money based on what he described as heater
symptoms.

Well, it looks like flashnewsgroups is back up. But, it also looks like
people have to pay money to use it and to access newsgroups.
https://www.flashnewsgroups.com
https://www.flashnewsgroups.com/status.php

I'd recommend just getting a local heating engineer to come and take a look at it really, after all they'll be able to diagnose the fault and fix it pretty fast usually.

The last time I had a problem with my boiler, I was going to use BG but with the call out fee's they mentioned I thought "no chance". I was wondering what to do, then I heard a radio advert for some firm called STL Heating - "well, what the heck" I thought, these guys are local - why not ?

So I gave them a call and thankfully the call out fee was a lot less so I've been using them ever since for my boiler service.