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Sgt. Pepper
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 632
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2005 - 8:14 am: | 
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The other morning I got out of the shower at 7:45 and realized the house was ice-cold. I checked the radiators and none were warm. The thermostat read 62 degrees (we have it set to 65 at night and timed to go to 68 at 6:30 AM -- the "swing" is set at 2 degrees). The thermostat looked fine. It's a LUX 500, around 4 years old. I went down to the basement and the furnace appeared to be working fine. The water level seemed fine, but I blew down the water just to see what would happen, and 10 minutes later our radiators started to warm up.
There was no "low battery" warning on the thermostat but I replaced the batteries anyway, just in case.
This morning it happened again. Same scenario, same solution. Any thoughts? Need more info? |
Master Plvmber
Citizen
Username: Master_plvmber
Post Number: 319
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2005 - 9:40 am: |
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Is the current time set properly?
Gateway Plumbing & Heating |
Sgt. Pepper
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 633
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2005 - 9:44 am: |
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It is. The heat is now off again; I'm going to blow down the furnace one more time to see what that does. I should also add that we are not losing water. When I go to blow down the water the levels are consistent with what they've been for the last six years (as long as we've been in the house). There are no puddles in the furnace room. The radiators do not hiss or show any other signs of leakage. The radiator valves are pretty new; I replaced all of them a couple of years ago.
What is your availability for a house call today if I can't get it going? |
Sgt. Pepper
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 634
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2005 - 10:33 am: |
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Update, 10:30 AM: The heat is on, all seems OK for now, but something is obviously amiss and I'd be grateful for any suggestions.
We were planning to call Gateway in the next couple of days anyway to either repair or replace our kitchen faucet so maybe whoever comes for that can have a look at the furnace also. Hopefully I won't need to make an emergency call for the furnace before then.
Something just occurred to my wife -- the reason for the faucet repair/replacement is a drip from the hot water, which has gotten worse over the last week or so. Sometimes it's even a steady stream of water. Could this be related? Might it be depleting enough hot water to affect the boiler? |
Master Plvmber
Citizen
Username: Master_plvmber
Post Number: 320
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2005 - 11:57 am: |
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Sgt.,
We have technicians on call for emergency and scheduled service calls all weekend.
It sounds to me like the faucet and boiler problems are unrelated.
I think you should save some money and get them both checked out in a single visit during the week.
It's your call.
Thanks for thinking of Gateway.
Gateway Plumbing & Heating
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Sgt. Pepper
Citizen
Username: Jjkatz
Post Number: 635
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, February 5, 2005 - 1:00 pm: |
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Thanks, that's our plan. We're off now to buy a new faucet just in case you can't repair the existing one. Will be in touch. |
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