I just thought it was neatDetroit wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:02 pmWell, I see the benefit from the owner. But Griff was renting the place and went which didn't make sense to me.Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2017 12:57 pm
if they dont live there remote control of climate systems is a YUGE plus.
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You can't use a regular old programmable thermostat with Thomas?Detroit wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2017 12:33 pmInteresting.
Thomas has some ancient thermostat that will even work when the power is out but it looks like a POS. Can use these fancy thermostats.
The AirBNB floor has it's own heat pump that can heat or cool in addition to a radiator powered by Thomas. I'm sure we get dinged for being "ancient". Maybe I should call it "hipster heat" or something.
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No. There's no power going to the thermostat at all. Apparently, it uses Mercury to gauge temp and is basically a switch that completes some small circuit to turn the boiler on. Boiler guy said the system has been obsolete for decades, but to keep it since it still works in a power outage unlike any modern system.wap wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2017 9:47 pmYou can't use a regular old programmable thermostat with Thomas?Detroit wrote: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2017 12:33 pm
Interesting.
Thomas has some ancient thermostat that will even work when the power is out but it looks like a POS. Can use these fancy thermostats.
The AirBNB floor has it's own heat pump that can heat or cool in addition to a radiator powered by Thomas. I'm sure we get dinged for being "ancient". Maybe I should call it "hipster heat" or something.
Lately, we keep the boiler low then use the heat pumps to bump up any room we're in that too cold. Works pretty well.
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many programmable ones use batteries and would work fine. Hell I have one I'll send you for free-fiddy if you is interested.Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:07 amNo. There's no power going to the thermostat at all. Apparently, it uses Mercury to gauge temp and is basically a switch that completes some small circuit to turn the boiler on. Boiler guy said the system has been obsolete for decades, but to keep it since it still works in a power outage unlike any modern system.
Lately, we keep the boiler low then use the heat pumps to bump up any room we're in that too cold. Works pretty well.
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Oh, interesting. No idea if it'll work with Thomas, but I may look into it.Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:10 ammany programmable ones use batteries and would work fine. Hell I have one I'll send you for free-fiddy if you is interested.Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:07 am
No. There's no power going to the thermostat at all. Apparently, it uses Mercury to gauge temp and is basically a switch that completes some small circuit to turn the boiler on. Boiler guy said the system has been obsolete for decades, but to keep it since it still works in a power outage unlike any modern system.
Lately, we keep the boiler low then use the heat pumps to bump up any room we're in that too cold. Works pretty well.
Desertbreh wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 6:40 pm My guess would be that Chris took some time off because he has read the dialogue on this page 1,345 times and decided to spend some of his free time doing something besides beating a horse to death.
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I call The Honeywell-type brogrammable thermostats run on batteries and carry the on/off command signal to the boiler over the same wires the old mercury switch t-stat does. It should be a direct swap. I've done this before on old heating systems.Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:07 amNo. There's no power going to the thermostat at all. Apparently, it uses Mercury to gauge temp and is basically a switch that completes some small circuit to turn the boiler on. Boiler guy said the system has been obsolete for decades, but to keep it since it still works in a power outage unlike any modern system.
Lately, we keep the boiler low then use the heat pumps to bump up any room we're in that too cold. Works pretty well.
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Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:10 ammany programmable ones use batteries and would work fine. Hell I have one I'll send you for free-fiddy if you is interested.Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:07 am
No. There's no power going to the thermostat at all. Apparently, it uses Mercury to gauge temp and is basically a switch that completes some small circuit to turn the boiler on. Boiler guy said the system has been obsolete for decades, but to keep it since it still works in a power outage unlike any modern system.
Lately, we keep the boiler low then use the heat pumps to bump up any room we're in that too cold. Works pretty well.
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I bet it will. My T-stat just uses 2 AA batteries which last for more than a season. You just wire up the heat side and ignore the AC terminals and keep the T-stat set either to Heat, or Off, depending on the season.Detroit wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:57 amOh, interesting. No idea if it'll work with Thomas, but I may look into it.Big Brain Bradley wrote: ↑Wed Mar 22, 2017 8:10 am
many programmable ones use batteries and would work fine. Hell I have one I'll send you for free-fiddy if you is interested.
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It must feel gewd to see all your hard work finally come together, great job. House looks great.
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Garage lighting is worth every penny (though not even that expensive, IIRC I have about $100 total in mine). I love being able to see I'm doing.
Anything odd involved in the clutch job? I keep thinking that I should consider replacing the vibe one for peace of mind since it's got 150k miles on the original and they're known for failing early.
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Only tool I bought specifically for that job was a 30mm triple square socket for the axle nut.troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:52 amGarage lighting is worth every penny (though not even that expensive, IIRC I have about $100 total in mine). I love being able to see I'm doing.
Anything odd involved in the clutch job? I keep thinking that I should consider replacing the vibe one for peace of mind since it's got 150k miles on the original and they're known for failing early.
The rest of it is pretty simple actually.
Getting the steering rack bolts back on was a bit of a challenge, but there was space.
Also, don't forget to unplug the speed sensor, it's way at the back of the transmission, it's hard to miss.
Here is the video I used for reference.