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Master Plvmber
Citizen
Username: Master_plvmber
Post Number: 153
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 10:00 am: |     |
The temperature outside is currently 2 degrees and my phone is ringing off the hook. All of our service crews are working or are on standby.
Please be advised:
Most heating systems are designed to maintain 70 degrees inside the home when the temperature outside is 11-15 degrees.
When the temperature outside drops below that point it is normal to expect a slightly cooler temperature reading inside the home.
If your boiler is running and your radiators are hot, but your thermostat is not satisfied, this may be a normal condition.
Please consider this before you call.
Stay warm.
Master_Plvmber
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emmie
Citizen
Username: Emmie
Post Number: 223
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 11:52 am: | |
Thanks for the tip Master Plumber. I was wondering what the prolem was with the thermostat, now I know and can live with it. I have a brand new boiler and was getting a little concerned. |
Richard O'Connor
Citizen
Username: Roconn
Post Number: 75
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, January 10, 2004 - 3:11 pm: | |
Boiler boiling ... main vents vented ... radiators hot hot hot ... no noises or other unknowns, no short cycle, and the guage glass pretty constant ... yep... it seems to have wanted main vents .... THANX
And yes, I'm running the fireplace too but yesterday after getting out of the ER that was not an option.
Richard (ROC)
--Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic.--
--AIM: ROConn |
gemini
Citizen
Username: Gemini
Post Number: 256
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 12:40 pm: | |
My condensor is frozen outside with icicles and "snow"; what' up with that!! |
Miss L Toe
Citizen
Username: Miss_l_toe
Post Number: 7
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 12:51 pm: | |
My son had a bath,last night but now the water won't drain down the plughole.
We've bailed out the water with a bucket. We put some of that 'draino' stuff to clear blockages such as hair(and as I have long hair my husband did fish out quite a bit of hair). Unfortunately, this morning the water still won't go down the plughole. We're now going to try and get a kettle of hot water and slowly pour it down.
The weird thing is, there are no drainage pipes on the outside walls, and our room temp is about 71-73 degrees.
Made In England |
thegoodsgt
Citizen
Username: Thegoodsgt
Post Number: 352
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 2:38 pm: | |
To keep drains from freezing, I've read that you can pour table salt down the drain (before it freezes) as a preventative measure. I do that from time to time, and so far, so good. |
Miss L Toe
Citizen
Username: Miss_l_toe
Post Number: 8
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2004 - 3:57 pm: | |
I phoned my brother in England (who is a plumber)and he suggested that we buy one of those 'snakes' to clear the drain. By the time we came back from Home Depot (snake was about $21) the bath was empty!
My husband thinks it's because we had opened up all of the kitchen cabinets (they were very, very cold inside) so the room temp. could reach the cupboard walls. It seemed to do the trick!
We just know we will need the 'snake' sometime though! The salt idea is interesting, but how much salt would one need to use?
Made In England |
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