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handymanwire.com > ... > Heating and Air Conditioning
Jan 14, 2003 - 10 posts
My hot water baseboard heating system is a closed system. ... Could I shut off the main water and leave the boiler and heat going for ... If one is not installed, install one and rely on that to save the boiler from the damage of running out of ... I do not wantto have city water push my antifreeze out of the system ...
Nov 21, 2010 - With hot water baseboard heating, is it better to keep the heat at 60+ degrees ... a hot water heating system where water is heated in a hot water boiler and then ... by setting the thermostat to lower the heat when you don't need it on. ... Not only do I turn my heat down when I leave for work in the am but also ...
If the air is in the boiler itself you can't vent it through the pressure relief valve on the side. If the air is in the loop (baseboard or radiators) then you should go to the highest point in he loop & bleed the air out using the bleeder valves on he baseboard or radiator. You need to follow the pipes & see where they turn colder & that's generally where the air is.
Good clues to work with-- Let's review how you wired up the Zone Valves, in relation to the Boiler Control panel...
You say the upper zone does NOT SHUT DOWN-- Does that mean it is OPEN ALL THE TIME?-- (even when the circulating pump is OFF? ) That sounds like the thermostat is not even in the circuit, then.
Have you been able to cycle each of the valves thru their cycles-- Open- and then closed? -- It almost sounds like you have an interconnection between the two valves-- is this possible?
Each Thermostat has to control its valve only... and most systems do this thru a control panel at the boiler-- So-- How is your control panel connected to the 2 thermostats, and how are the 2 zone valves connected to the Control board?
Are you following a wiring schematic for hooking the valves and thermostats to the control board? There should be a schematic with the new valve you must installed, right? did you wire it like the instructions showed?
Okay couple questions here because either you have hot water baseboards or you have electric baseboard heaters.
- if the system is a hydronic baseboard heater fed form main boiler, usually this means your space heat is controlled by a zone valve which the zone valve is controlled by your thermostat.
-if you find the zone is controlled by a zone valve than it is possible the zone valve is defective causing hot water to bleed past the zone valve even though your t-stat is telling it to close.
- first find out what excatly the baseboard is heated by either water or electricity
-next personal message me and I can walk you through it
When you turned off the power to the heaters was the breakers a double (2 pole ) one? If so, then yes, it defintely is 240v. There are very few 110v baseboard heaters out there anyway. The best way to check is to have an electric meter and check it out for sure. Actually if you are working on electrical circuits and you do not have an electric meter to check if you have them shut down for sure, you are on dangerous ground. Always be safe and check before working on any circuit.
i would check my water pressure on boiler sounds like lack of pressure or air in system they can be related. if you have bleeder on baseboard try to bleed.
Thermostat for what, a furnace with blower, an induction heater, baseboard heater, describe the thermostat, what it is for, how it is wired, and we can figure something out. Write to me at [email protected] or at allexperts.com, Will is my real name and wbwill is used for both help sites, the email is my home email
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