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The Glitch & The Fix

Considerations for reusing existing distribution systems when upgrading equipment

November 28, 2023

An installer is asked to replace two aging cast-iron boilers with two mod/con boilers, but reuse as much of the existing distribution system as possible. Can you spot several details, omissions or other quirks that will lead to problems over the life of this system?


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The Glitch & The Fix: Preventing fly ash accumulation

October 25, 2023

Can you diagnose why this glitch is happening, and suggest alternate methods for constructing this portion of the system?


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The Glitch & The Fix: Circulator problems

September 28, 2023

Can you diagnose why this glitch is happening, and suggest alternate methods for constructing this portion of the system?


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The Glitch & The Fix: Upside down

May 29, 2023

Take a look at Figures 1, 2a and 2b. What do they have in common? Can you think of some better ways to accommodate the flexible tubing?


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The Glitch & The Fix: One size doesn't fit all

April 3, 2023

Can you spot at least six design or installation details that are going to create problems?


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The Glitch & The Fix: Backed-up Btu

March 28, 2023

Are you an ace troubleshooter? We pose a question to you, our readers, to review a system’s schematic layout and discover its faults, flaws and defects.


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The Glitch + The Fix: This almost got built

February 22, 2023

A recent inquiry involved a heating system for a school in which two electric boilers were being added to supplement the output of a gas-fired cast-iron boiler, and take advantage of low “off-peak” electrical rates.


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The Glitch + The Fix: Swapping one “box” for another

January 25, 2023

Given the current prices for fuel oil and propane, and current state and federal incentive programs, many homeowners are asking heating contractors to replace their aging boilers with a geothermal heat pump system.


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The Glitch + The Fix: Plethora of problems

December 26, 2022

Can you spot at least 5 causes for concern among these three photos? If so, what would you do to correct them?


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The Glitch + The Fix: Indirect bottleneck

November 29, 2022

An installer is asked to provide a 4-ton-rated (48,000 Btu/h) geothermal heat pump system that can provide space heating and domestic hot water.


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