Q&A Replacing Radiant Ceramic Latticework in old gas heater
Oct 5, 2001 · Question: Our 103 year old farmhouse has a working gas fireplace with what appear to be ceramic latticework bricks in it. These are easily removable and, with 2 younger children, they have been broken by numerous balls gone off course. They are very fragile and, when the fireplace is being...
Has anybody burned vent-free in a bedroom and lived to tell?
Nov 22, 2012 · ANSI Z21.112 Standard and National Fuel Gas Code permit wall mounted installations of vent-free gas heater of 10,000 Btu or less in bedrooms and 6,000 Btu or less in bathrooms Click to expand... I believe there's a caveat to that statement.
Converting a 1930 Humphrey Radiant heater to LP
Jan 9, 2018 · Turn on gas valve very little on heater and watch gauge until it starts to drop, closing quickly when it starts to drop, showing a lower pressure than 10" Water Column on gauge. This must hold the same pressure for 10 minutes without dropping. This tests the gas valve on heater as well as all fittings in system and parts of heater.
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Jan 4, 2012 · My son and I built a small sun room addition on his house and we are thinking about heating it with a wall mounted direct vent propane heater. I did a heat loss calculation on the building and it would require a 4000 btu appliance. I have looked into the Rinnai heaters. They have one that...
Pilot won't light ... too much pressure? LP gas log set
Nov 7, 2017 · When I try to light the pilot in my LP gas log set, it seems as if there is so much pressure the pilot won't stay lit (also sounds a bit like a blowtorch). If I close the gas inlet valve approx 90%, I can get it to stay on as a small blue flame.
generator suggestions? Have a well and electric hot water heater
Apr 26, 2012 · Running an electric water heater off a generator is impractical. You would need a 10,000 watt generator to run your well pump and hot water heater at the same time. Then 80% of the time you would have that large generator running drinking gas like crazy when it …
Do you know how many BTU's per year you need for heating?
Nov 23, 2019 · When I bought my 1954 1228 sq. ft. rambler in 2000. The heating degree days total for the first year was 8074. I used only the forced air gas furnace for space heating and a gas water heater and gas dryer. 91,700,000 BTUs $877 Nat gas for the year. I covered all the windows with plastic film, wrapped the water heater with fiberglass.
Vermont Castings won't stay lite | Hearth.com Forums Home
Dec 2, 2010 · Find the OD sensor & clean it. It's generally located on the side of the pilot tube & looks like a small hole in the tube. It's probably jammed with dust & if it is, it'll give the sensor a false reading & shut the unit down. A can of compressed air like the type used for computer keyboards will clean it nicely...
Does this Vermonts Castings Stardance only operate by remote …
Apr 29, 2010 · I have a Vermont Castings vented gas fireplace heater model SDV30RF. It's made for propane but I got a conversion kit when I bought it so it now runs on gas. It's amazing. It heats up my small 535-square feet condo really well. And it's very efficient. My question is this: So far I use the remote control to operate it. The remote is really easy ...
Powering Electric Water Heater w/Generator - Hearth.com Forums
Oct 4, 2010 · 3-if u can coordinate ur hot water needs with the heater u can save some. heater only experiences standby loss when water is hot 1-goes to theory, but i run a mini oven & exhaust fan on same plug & when the oven heats, the fan slows down- i can hear it