Posted by RANDY LEISER on January 10, 2000 at 12:01:32:
In Reply to: BOILER OVERSIZED? posted by RANDY LEISER on January 09, 2000 at 12:41:18:
THANKS JTOWN FOR COMMENTS. PROPANE WAS 1.59 GAL LAST DELIVERY. WILL BE 1.95 NEXT. PROPANE CO. CHECKED FOR LEAKS WITH PRESSURE GUAGE FOUND NONE. I ALSO HAVE SOAP TESTED EVERY FITTING. WEIL MCLAINE REP LOOKED AT BOILER FOUND NO PROBLEMS BUT SUGGESTED REMOVING TWO OF TWELVE BOILER TUBES. NO SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT. USED 310 GALLONS IN NOVEMBER, 320 GALLONS IN DECEMBER. HAVE BEEN FILLING AT EXACT ONE MONTH INTERVALS. BOILER DEFINATELY SEEMS TO BE OVERSIZED, CURRENTLY RUNNING AT 160* WITH FIXED FACTORY DIFFERENTIAL OF 30*. CYLCES QUITE OFTEN AND COMES UP TO TEMP. IN TWO OR THREE MINUTES. WOULD CHANGING AQUASTAT TO HIGHER TEMPERATURE WITH WIDER DIFFERENTIAL HELP? HAVE ASKED A FRIEND IN BOILER BUSINESS TO COME TAKE A LOOK.WILL HAVE HIM CHECK STACK TEMP AND CO2 AS PER YOUR ADVICE. WILL ALSO DISCUSS STORAGE TANK. WILL HAVE TO WAY COST OF CHANGING BOILER TO SMALLER UNIT VERSUS COST OF TANK AND CHANGES. I LIVE IN CENTRAL JERSEY, DEGREES DAY FOR TODAY 33, FOR MONTH OF DECEMBER 1093. HAS BEEN COLDEST WINTER IN YEARS, YET I STILL CANT BELEIVE IN AN ENERGY TIGHT HOUSE WITH SOUTHERN EXPOSURE AND LOTS OF SUN THAT I BURN 11 GALLONS A DAY. WILL FILL YOU IN WHEN I HAVE MORE ANSWERS.