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lmdiven (PA)
I hope someone is out there tonight that can give me some much needed advice. We have an indoor wood boiler (which we hate)....my husband built a fire this evening and before long, noted how extremely hot the water temp was. It's getting hotter and hotter as time goes by....what should we do that we might not have already done? The water pressure is normal.
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packy (MA)
you MUST have a control that senses the water temperature and when the water gets to a certain temperature the control turns on a circulator which 'dumps' the water into a radiator no matter what the house thermostat is set at.
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Paul48 (CT)
That type of system is not for the "faint-of heart". The owner of it needs to have a good understanding of how it works. I think it is important for everyone to have a good understanding of how all the systems in their home work. It can save you tons of money in the long run.
Here's a scenario...... It's Christmas Eve, you're in the middle of a blizzard, and half of your house has no heat. There's no chance a tech can get to you.Now, it's just a matter of time before pipes start bursting. Or, the other scenario is, you walk downstairs and flip a bypass lever on the bad zone valve.
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m & m (MD)
....or, you walk over to your secondary heat source (probably smaller in size/output than the primary heat source) and you fire it up. You have the secondary heat source because you realize that Murphy comes knocking usually on the coldest night of the year.
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