Remote Temperature Monitors
We would like to spend a month or so in the south during the coming winter, but are quite concerned about loss of power at our home, or furnace failure--both of which would lead to frozen pipes and lo...
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I had the local handyman drop in once a week to check things out. He was supposed to turn on the water every so often to charge the boiler but I think he forgot it because the boiler pressure was low and I blew a circ pump when I got home.
For those with forced hot water heat, if you turn the water off the normal makeup for the boiler won't happen. This happens even if you don't have any leaks. If you leave the water on and the expansion tank diaphragm ruptures, you will fill up the basement in short order. I had this happen while I was home and had an inch of water in the basement in 10 minutes. With no expansion tank to provide a damper, the PT valve opens when the burner kicks on and where ever the overflow goes gets wet.
For those with forced hot water heat, if you turn the water off the normal makeup for the boiler won't happen. This happens even if you don't have any leaks. If you leave the water on and the expansion tank diaphragm ruptures, you will fill up the basement in short order. I had this happen while I was home and had an inch of water in the basement in 10 minutes. With no expansion tank to provide a damper, the PT valve opens when the burner kicks on and where ever the overflow goes gets wet.
