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Hello, I'm in the permitting process for a renovation to 2nd floor. I'll be installing a new full bath with toilet, sink and shower stall. The main vent for the bathroom on the first floor runs through the area where this new bathroom will be installed. I know the basics of plumbing...

Thanks for taking the time to answer my question. I appreciate it. Now I know. Roger

Thanks for the reply. I am wondering if the water that the coil sits in is the same water that is circulated through the baseboards to heat the house? Roger

Hi all - It's Sunday and there are times when I sit around thinking of the things that make me go Hmmmm. This is one of them. I have an oil furnace that heats my home as well as my potable hot water. How does the furnace know when to turn on to heat my potable hot water and not the water that...

Hello, I'm in the planning stages of building a solar collector to heat my domestic hotwater. However, although I understand the basics, there are a couple of things I need to know. 1) This is a closed system so my guess is that I'll need an expansion tank in the hotwater line feeding the...

John, when the heating system was installed years ago, the HVAC guy left an extra zone valve behind in the event we suspected one went bad, he showed us how to change it as a quick and easy way of troubleshooting. It's a Taco 571-2 zone valve and was going to use that. Roger

John, Thanks for getting back to me. I appreciate it. The zone valve and aquastat I understand. I have them. The part where you said it needs to be the "priority zone" confuses me. How do I set it up for it to be my priority zone? Can I achieve that by having the aquastat temp on the...

Hello, I'm in the process of installing a new 40 gallon indirect water heater to replace the "on-demand" one in the oil furnace. The following is my set up: I have an outdoor wood fired boiler providing all the hot water to the 3 zone baseboard system in my house. Heated water from outdoor...

Hi all, I'm new to the forum. Like many in this forum, I am a DIY'er who's trying to understand some plumbing issues. As soon as I figure out to post questions or offer comments, I'll do so. until then I'll lurking in the background hoping to learn some thing. Roger