Recent content by Jackfre

I installed my own. When after a couple years I wanted a trained guy to look it over he hit me pretty good, but it was worth it. I saved a lot up front and developed the trained tech where needed.

Tankless do reduce your gas bill compared to a conventional tank WH…as long as your use stays the same. I had a fellow tell me he puts a strap with a come-along to his daughters ankle when she gets in the shower. With endless hot water you tend to relax a bit more, hence you use more gas. What...

I did 1/2” plywood on my walls, 5/8 rock on the ceiling. I set the plywood vertically and screwed it to the studs. I used 4x8 sheets with a 2’er on top. 10‘ were to costly and I like the look of the band at the seam. This worked out well for me when I added the solar. It was simple to unscrew...

I haven’t had the Mendota apart but if you can remove the glass and access the pilot assembly you can probably get it going pretty easily, you have a spark to pilot. It the pilot gets dusty, which over time it will, it will make the pilot ignition a hit or miss affair. I‘d try that before...

Ok, call them again. Tell them your story and if a guy has tospeak with a more senior guy tell him you want to talk to that guy. Veissmann is a really good outfit and did not get that way with this type service. Don’t go nuts, just demand a bit of consideration. In looking at their web site...

Get rid of the belt/chain drives and go with a sidewinder. I picked one up at Lowe’s last year and installed it. Very quiet and I recovered the room of the other opener. That space ismy workshop so nice having trhe clear overhead.

Rinnai EX-38. QUIET, cool to the touch, vent comes in the box, reliable and very durable. Will auto re-start after a power outage. Not cheap, but excellent.

Why haven’t you called Viessmann?

This is the termination of my Rinnai fireplace. 3” pipe and that termination os about 6“ diameter right out the back of the appliance. Rinnai US, mistakenly imho, dropped the gas fireplaces which are manufactured in NZ in the crash of ‘08. Terrific product but didn’t get traction within the...

My SIL replaced their old gas furnace with a Gree Condenser and variable speed coil and the silence is remarkable. In RI you may likely find that your need for oil is over, at last. I would suggest that you also look at the Fujitsu models. They are the #2 seller in your market area and every bit...

Do not use a tankless water heater for your space heating. The warranty is void in this application. a tankless water heater is designed to have widely varying flow rates and a high detla T. Navien make good units. You want a combi boiler which they and many others make. One of the nice things...

When I represented Rinnai I ended up selling about 400k units total over 30 yrs. 98% of which were concentric and there were very few problems, but that was with Rinnai’s termination. I do not know what your vent looks like so cannot speak to reliability of your termination. Being in Fargo, as I...

A floater. If I’m following correctly I think you should put in the new post through to the bottom depth of the joists. Thru-bolt to both sides of the lower post to the rim joists. Diagonal bracing of those would be advisable or they will be your next repair.

Stick with the 12”. For a trench of any depth you will find it hard enough to work in. Also, Once you open it you will want to add to it. Elec, water, gas, soil pipe? You need some separation between them. Add a tracer wire. I had the 12” bucket on my BX23. It was like emptying Lake Tahoe with...

Back in the 70’s I installed WSHP’s that we fed off solar heated swimming pools. Being in FL your problem should you do this, is overheating the pool in cooling mode. We had one out here where we had to install a cooling tower as we overheated the pool. If you have a pool you could make a hybrid...