Questions tagged [heating]
For general questions on heating in your home. Be sure to also include tags describing fuel source (electric-heat or gas), type of components, etc.
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Why is there no power to the heating system in my flat?
I turned off the power in my flat (UK) to change a light fixture. When I turned it back on everything worked…except the switch for the heating. It’s a central boiler with an evinox satellite unit. The ...
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Heating baseboards on a floor that's not level
I'm working withe a 200-year old house, and the top floor has no heating. I want to install heating baseboards and tie in to the rest of the hydronic system. However, the whole house settled 200 years ...
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Can an HRV/ERV successfully let a house get cooler?
I know ERVs/HRVs are designed to circulate air while minimizing energy exchange but I'm wondering if I can use my ERV to let my home get cooler if it is cooler outside the home. Imagine I have a house ...
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Roth Oil Tank Installed Outside
I am looking to replace my almost 30-year-old oil tank. I have 5 foot ceiling in the basement, my house is located on a pond. I would like to replace with a Roth, but it would need to go outside. I ...
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How to unplug heating element connector in tumble dryer
heating element 3H1907SAH in tumble dryer AEG LAVATHERM 6DBK72P.
After removing side panel you see on picture the connector of the heating element. I do not know how to unplug it.
first plug in the ...
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Second floor thermostat, battery powered, does absolutely nothing and appears to not be connected to anything
I recently bought a two-level house that has a thermostat on each floor. The second-floor thermostat was not turning on; I removed it from the wall and removed some corroded batteries, cleaned it and ...
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Does using Buffer tank with air water heat pump require 2 water pumps?
Do I need to add second water pump to the radiator side of the buffer tank like this?
I think what is now happening and it makes sense to me is that currently there is nothing pushing water to the ...
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Systematic way to fix/seal, identify and confirm the non-obvious cracks/gaps decreasing tightness and causing drafts in an old house [closed]
I have a 100 year old house. I do not know about any obvious gaps/cracks/drafts. But generally I feel the house is not very tight. It is very hard to heat up and looses heat quickly (*). It is ...
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Fitting radiator between pipes from the floor, calculate dimensions, power (UK)?
I have two pipes from the floor to connect the radiator into. Current one has bizarre bends added on one side so wider one fits in, but I want to change it to "designers" one that would ...
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Baseboard heater connection to Pex Pipe Corrosion [closed]
What I'm showing is the unfinished wall behind the drywall. The pipe connects to a small bathroom baseboard heater (hot water boiler system). The pipes for the heating element look just fine on the ...
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Carrier thermostat upgrade
Looking to upgrade the old Carrier 2 stage thermostat with a new smart Honeywell T9 Smart Thermostat. The Carrier thermostat is a Comfort Zone 2 and has only 4 wires, V+, VG, RS+ ad RS-. Is there a ...
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Honeywell room thermostat, a mechanical non digital type. Is there a way to re-calibrate this?
I just installed a new Honeywell room thermostat, a mechanical non digital type. However, the calibration isn't right as it's about 2.5 celcius below the actual room temp. Is there a way to re-...
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Furnace blows cold air, shuts off, then blows warm air
When changing the temperature on my thermostat, the blower kicks on and only blows cold air. This drops the temperature about 2-4°.
After running for a few minutes, the blower shuts off. About 30 ...
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Buildup in Navien condensate neutralizer
I have a NCB 250/150H combi-boiler unit for space heating and domestic hot water and I noticed there's black sludge build up in the condensate neutralizer over time. I've flushed DHW with vinegar, ...
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Nest c-wire question about Honeywell c8610u
Where to connect my “c” wire on the boiler side. Weil mclain gas boiler
I have this boiler rebuild adapter. Can I connect the c-wire to that somewhere or would it have to connect to the Weil-Mcclain ...
