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Mar 3, 2006, 04:24 AM
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Hi!
I bought a house one year ago. It has a submersible deep well pump. Pressure tank 20 gallon, on 40/20 psi. Oil furnace, with coil heating for hot water. The water was very hard. I installed softner 1 year ago. The pressure in the cold line is ok, but is very low on the hot line. any suggession how to diagnose and fix. Thanks.
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Mar 3, 2006, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by copticone Hi!
I bought a house one year ago. It has a submersible deep well pump. Pressure tank 20 gallon, on 40/20 psi. Oil furnace, with coil heating for hot water. The water was very hard. I installed softner 1 year ago. The pressure in the cold line is ok, but is very low on the hot line. any suggession how to diagnose and fix. Thanks. | You must have more then just a coil in your furnace. Would you care to bring us up to speed on your hot water set up? Do you flush the hot water system on a regular maintenance schedule to remove the minerals that build up in it? Regards, Tom |
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Mar 3, 2006, 01:09 PM
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Thank you very much for your fast reply. Since I bought the house one year ago, I never flushed the coil. Today I got the oil company to take a look. They told me the coil and the mixing valve need to be replaced. They suggested to have indirect water heater installed instead, what do you think?. | |
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Mar 3, 2006, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by copticone Hi:
Thank you very much for your fast reply. Since I bought the house one year ago, I never flushed the coil. Today I got the oil company to take a look. They told me the coil and the mixing valve need to be replaced. They suggested to have indirect water heater installed instead, what do you think?. | You still haven't told me what you have. I can't believe you run your furnace all year long just to make sure you have hot water. I'll be happy to answer once I have all the details. Tom | |
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Mar 3, 2006, 07:25 PM
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Yes, the hot water is generated through the tankless coil in the furnace, it is Slant/Fin LD-40 oil burner. Thanks. | |
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Mar 4, 2006, 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by copticone Hi:
Thank you very much for your fast reply. Since I bought the house one year ago, I never flushed the coil. Today I got the oil company to take a look. They told me the coil and the mixing valve need to be replaced. They suggested to have indirect water heater installed instead, what do you think?. | Since all you have is a furnace coil I think it's a excellent idea to replace it with a water heater. I don't know what a "indirect water heater" is but making a water heater your primary source and letting the furnace coil augment it durning the heating months seems like a very good idea to me. What kind of piping do you have? Copper? CPVC? Galvanized? regards, tom | |
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