This weekend the Brooklyn Barrister visited our home and country. We were able to arrange a temporary work visa with little trouble. Here is a picture of one the key components of our boiler relocation project, the power venter and boiler vent duct (larger). The smaller duct in the back is for combustion air, that is not done yet.
Here is the power venter before billn installed the vent ductwork and control box. The drywall on the ceiling of the joist bay is insurance, the venter has a cool exterior, due to the combustion air flowing over the internal duct which contains the hot products of combustion. This is a slick setup.
Here is a shelf unit full of materials and parts we bought. Some of you may notice Grundfos pumps, these are to satisfy Tom D.
We are using the best water heater on earth, Ergomax. They designed this unit to act as both a water heater and a buffer tank. Since our house has seven small zones, a buffer tank is useful to increase efficiency (by increasing on/off times, frequent cycles are bad for efficiency. This is a home-made dip tube fitting, a 1" MPT by 3/4" sweat fitting billn drilled the stop from.
Here the Barrister and the water heater exist in the back of the garage. We moved a number of heavy items this weekend, but we lifted none. Brainpower over brawn (which was the only way we could do this, neither the Barrister or billn are particularly strong).
Here is the an interior wall we removed the drywall from to install OSB instead. We will mount the zone valves and manifold on this wall.
Here is the an interior wall we removed the drywall from to install OSB instead. We will mount the zone valves and manifold on this wall.
Here billn and the Barrister move the boiler from one part of the garage to the other. It is on a dolly. Billn previously lifted it up on blocks using prybars and patience.
Here the 1/2 full oil tank (total weight about 1,000 pounds) sits on a dolly. The other end is on a a floor jack. The pictures below capture the various stages of rolling/moving the oil tank from one part of the basement to the garage. Billn was very pleased how well this operation worked. Not a drop spilled, no heavy lifting.
Here the 1/2 full oil tank (total weight about 1,000 pounds) sits on a dolly. The other end is on a a floor jack. The pictures below capture the various stages of rolling/moving the oil tank from one part of the basement to the garage. Billn was very pleased how well this operation worked. Not a drop spilled, no heavy lifting.
8 comments:
"Brains over brawn" is counterintuitive to the Brooklyn Barristers previous statement of "might makes right"? So tell me dear billn, which is it?
As usual, the Barrister does not know what he is talking about. Brains over brawn is how we roll in 70 Hack.
Well where I'm from in the good old U.S. of A., might makes right. Look at our war in Iraq.
Nice duct work!!
Brooklyn Barrister
Yes, oh master of intellegence and reason, right has made very right in Iraq. I understand your vice president announced the enemy was in its last throes. Good for you, I hope it was worth it.
wow! this is an awesome post ... pics, play by play and all! (uh ... i see a trend with visitors. so, if you don't mind, don't be putting me to any hard/real work when i visit! 'kay?)
We expect all visitors to materially contribute to the Phase 1 renovation here at 70 Hack, it is a condition of visitation.
Nice post thanks.
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