Recent content by jeepwm69

Space upstairs is probably only about 200-250 square feet. One bedroom and a bathroom. Right now I have two radiators hooked together, probably 6 feet long in total, 3 feet tall or so (I can measure and get definite dimensions) I think this was added on after the fact, and don't know that the...

Upon further inspection, there are diverter tees on the radiator return side marked "Mon Flo", which apparently is standard placement for monoflow systems. That said, the upstairs circuit, which has lines run from the basement all the way to the 2nd floor, utilizes 1/2" copper line, where the...

I looked at what was easily visible from the basement. The rest of the stuff is in the crawl space. Ground floor radiator in the study has 3/4" copper pipe supply and return lines for that radiator. So does the one in the kitchen. The rest are up under the house but given that the ground...

Thanks for the replies. There is an expansion tank in the rafters of the basement next to the boiler. I did nose around a bit last night, and discovered that the lines going to the upstairs rads are 1/2", while the lines going to the downstairs rads are 3/4". I found this thread, and...

I bled a couple of gallons of water out of it last night, and the inlet and first rad started getting warm. I'm wondering if having them connected together top and bottom in the middle is correct, or if that might not allow the proper flow. You might also have a point in that I might have an...

Nah I'm in Arkansas. It's cold here but that "Southern cold". Lines are all in areas that are warm. Right in the middle of the house. Basement is warm as well, and the system is hot water, not steam.

I have a 40 gal water heater plumbed into with a small circulation pump. Closed system, last water heaters lasted about 40 years, and works great now that I finally got the air bled out of the system...

My house was built by my grandparents right after WWII (started in 47, finished in 48). House had radiators that we are using for heat, and I can't get the upstairs radiators to get warm. So let's start with what I know. Single pipe system, which has one hot water pipe (copper) going...

Makes sense. But even if a wire grounds against the fixture, should the circuit be completed? That would mean the box itself is grounded right? On a two wire system that would imply that the neutral is bare/ touching the mounting box somewhere. Is that an issue if we remove the light fixture...

Couldn’t access the wiring from above without tearing up decking, so tried something else. Took chandelier down and hooked up an outlet to the two wires (black and white). Plugged my kid’s hairdryer into it and turned it on, and then went to the fuse panel and screwed in the fuse. Nothing...

Two wires going to the switch. House was built in 1948 so yes electrical is old. I did remove the collar where the chandelier mounts to paint the ceiling last week, but have already pulled it back down and pulled the wiring out of the ceiling box to make sure it wasn’t a connection issue there...

Chandelier in our dining room was on this morning. It’s on a dimmer so I figured switch was bad. Completely removed switch and the lights are still on. Obviously I have a wiring issue, and I’m pretty good with DC wiring but not sure what I should be looking for here. In the meantime I have...

I might eventually replace them, but right now I have other, more pressing repairs that need to be done to the house. I'll measure mine and see what stormwindows.com will run. That sounds similar to what I have now, I just need a few more to put in instead of the screens I took down. I have...

My house was built by my grandparents in 1947. Originally the house had metal casement/ wind out windows all over. In the 90's my grandmother put Pella replacements in most of the house, but there are still 5 of these old metal casement windows. Each window had a screen on one side and a...

Well, to finish this one off, it's complete, runs great, and everything works perfectly. Total costs Pull start $17 Aftermarket carb $16 Air filter $10 New unloader valve $40 Ball valve and brass elbow and ****** (for easier draining) $12 New tank pressure gauge $11 New air hose $20 New...