I mean I don't care about the efficiency really, but it's a nice interface.
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.
You 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.
You can't use a regular old programmable thermostat with Thomas?
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.
You can't use a regular old programmable thermostat with Thomas?
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.
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: ↑Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:02 pm
Well, I see the benefit from the owner. But Griff was renting the place and went which didn't make sense to me.
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.
many programmable ones use batteries and would work fine. Hell I have one I'll send you for free-fiddy if you is interested.
Oh, interesting. No idea if it'll work with Thomas, but I may look into it.
You can't use a regular old programmable thermostat with Thomas?
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.
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.
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.
many programmable ones use batteries and would work fine. Hell I have one I'll send you for free-fiddy if you is interested.
many programmable ones use batteries and would work fine. Hell I have one I'll send you for free-fiddy if you is interested.
Oh, interesting. No idea if it'll work with Thomas, but I may look into it.
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.
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 2:09 pm
by D Griff
the pic on facebook looks like a magazine ad
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:22 pm
by Melon
I'M BACK!
Mah sinks:
Mah Fridge:
Mah countertops
Mah cutting board:
Mah sink:
Mah living room:
Mah bedroom:
Mah Ollie:
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:23 pm
by Melon
Moved back in Friday.
House is 5/7. It's nice when all my little ideas come together in harmony.
Pretty proud of what I've accomplished with the Manor 2.0.
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:40 pm
by SixSpeeder
It must feel gewd to see all your hard work finally come together, great job. House looks great.
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 6:03 pm
by Acid666
LOL the sawft paws. We tried that on Mokey. No likey.
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 6:51 pm
by Desertbreh
Damn. Quite the makeover.
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:52 pm
by Apex
Love the new manor.
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:45 am
by Melon
Doing a clutch jerb in the Corolla this weekend in my well lit garage was 5/7
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:47 am
by goIftdibrad
Melon wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:45 am
Doing a clutch jerb in the Corolla this weekend in my well lit garage was 5/7
such brightness, i almost wore my sunglasses inside.
Re: Rebuilding the Manor - 3.0
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:52 am
by troyguitar
Melon wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:45 am
Doing a clutch jerb in the Corolla this weekend in my well lit garage was 5/7
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.
Melon wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:45 am
Doing a clutch jerb in the Corolla this weekend in my well lit garage was 5/7
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.
Only tool I bought specifically for that job was a 30mm triple square socket for the axle nut.
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.
which didn't make sense to me.
but it looks like a POS. Can use these fancy thermostats.
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.
the pic on facebook looks like a magazine ad 
I'm doing.