I was wondering if people know you're making a video or if they think you're in the basement talking to yourself. Anyway, another good video. Many years ago I was an oil truck driver delivering heating oil and as part of my job I had to learn to do maintenance on heating systems, so these videos bring back memories of about 30 years ago.
These heating system are not common in my area. It's so strange to see how prolific they are on the east coast. I never have seen a single home with an oil tank in my area. Natural gas forced air in the city and propane forced air in the country.
Hey there Steven I know you keep your plumbing and heating truck full of just about anything imaginable I do the same thing I'm in the same line of work that you are in I just bought me a brand new Ford Transit one ton I've got it packed to the gills I tell you what it saves you a lot of time from having to go get stuff at the parts store when you can just go to your van and get it
you wouldn;t believe hopw common it is to find pipe dope or some type of thread seal as the culprit for these things leaking , it gets pushed through right on install and leaks from jump street
A HUGE THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!! Steven, first a question. About those gaskets that come with the new unit, are those available "off-the-shelf" or are they 'special" for the D9? Any chance that the ones we all use for the garden hose connections and handles work/fit? If not, if I have an O-Ring that is the right diameter, could I use those if necessary? (I am mostly thinking if I'm able to clean out the old unit. It could just be clogged with all that silt). ?? Ideas? I have to replace this valve too (or try to clean it if it's just clogged) and I was concerned at how to remove it. I thought it was all soldered on, making it too tight to remove and replace. But you showed that it's just screwed on! WOW! That makes life easier. While I'm there, I have to add a shutoff handle. It doesn't have one going to it specifically. Probably because it's very close to the city water line coming into the house, which has 2 shutoffs. As for the other large one, the regulator, does that just screw off and on as well? I've ordered both. The D9 because it's leaking and the other one, because I figured that I should replace it since I've noticed that during heating season, when I trigger its little handle, that when it is OFF position, I could hear water still going through it. I'd have to flip that hand fast to "snap" it and clean out any residue in there. This has worked, but it's time to just replace them both. The problem here, is twofold. First, we have very hard water that just clogs up valves all the time. Secondly, the city has problem with pipes in the street in this area and they've done work over the last 2 years. Each time, when they turn the water back on, it is all brown with silt. So we have to let it run for a while until it runs clear. At the same time, I've decided to add a sediment filter in the main line that comes into the house. Perhaps prevent further issues.
When we moved into our home 20 years ago the vent on the 9D had no drain tube but had a plug screwed in. Still like that! Guess it's not doing it's job,
Yup. To me, that was the entire point. I had no idea that the regulator also has a valve that stops the water from returning into the city line. Interesting!
I know it's been more than a year from your post, but I have found that any air that gets into the line, makes it way up to the rads. I just burp the rads every month or two to assure no air is in the lines. This helps to reduce any rust inside the pipes.
Ours has lasted since well before we bought this house. We've had this house for just over 20 years now. I have to replace the 9D because it's leaking, but I highly suspect that his is due to sediment in the lines. It's a problem where we are.
valves serviceable? Good question. I did a little searching, the Watts valves are serviceable, a service kit is around $40, about one half the price of a new valve, kits ship directly from the manufacturer - I've never seen anyone service a valve.
