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question regarding circulating pump for hot water heating danny burstein 11-07-2007
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Posted by danny burstein on November 7, 2007, 12:32 pm
Ok, I've asked two of the local HVAC companies
in the area I'm moving into and gotten two
conflicting answers... So please be gentle
with me.

I'm moving into a house in Michigan which has
a natural gas fired baseboard hot water heating system.

It was built without much in the way of thought
regarding energy conservation. To put it mildly.

There are separate piping loops for various sections,
with levered shut-off valves on them. All are
currently open.

Anyway, I asked the HVAC folk if I could, say, shut
off the valves to the garage area and what this would
do in regards to the circulating pump.

(There's enough heat leakage that I don't have
to worry about the pipes freezing. At least
until I do a lot more retro-insulating).

One said it would make the pump work harder
and wear it out sooner; the other said it
would be ok and might even save a bit
of electrcity.

(In the long run I'll have them do proper
zoning and controls, and get a new higher
efficiency furnace, etc., etc., but all
that's got to wait until I find out the
truth behidn the Kennedy assasination.)

Seriously, for now I'm mostly concerned
about the pump issue, and given that I
got two different answers, I'm appealing
to the experts.

Thanks



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Posted by Stormin Mormon on November 7, 2007, 4:58 pm
Reducing the fluid flow should take load off the circulating pump. I'm with
the "saves electicity" camp.

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I'm Christopher A. Young;
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Ok, I've asked two of the local HVAC companies
in the area I'm moving into and gotten two
conflicting answers... So please be gentle
with me.

I'm moving into a house in Michigan which has
a natural gas fired baseboard hot water heating system.

It was built without much in the way of thought
regarding energy conservation. To put it mildly.

There are separate piping loops for various sections,
with levered shut-off valves on them. All are
currently open.

Anyway, I asked the HVAC folk if I could, say, shut
off the valves to the garage area and what this would
do in regards to the circulating pump.

(There's enough heat leakage that I don't have
to worry about the pipes freezing. At least
until I do a lot more retro-insulating).

One said it would make the pump work harder
and wear it out sooner; the other said it
would be ok and might even save a bit
of electrcity.

(In the long run I'll have them do proper
zoning and controls, and get a new higher
efficiency furnace, etc., etc., but all
that's got to wait until I find out the
truth behidn the Kennedy assasination.)

Seriously, for now I'm mostly concerned
about the pump issue, and given that I
got two different answers, I'm appealing
to the experts.

Thanks



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_____________________________________________________
Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key
dannyb@panix.com
[to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]



Posted by Bubba on November 7, 2007, 5:09 pm
On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:58:43 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"

>Reducing the fluid flow should take load off the circulating pump. I'm with
>the "saves electicity" camp.
>
You're in a "camp" allright. It just happens to be the moron camp.
You'll never learn to shut your stupid pie hole until you gain some
knowledge. Of course, by then, Im sure it will be a new century.
Bubba

>
>I'm Christopher A. Young;
>and, I approved this message.
>.
>
>Ok, I've asked two of the local HVAC companies
>in the area I'm moving into and gotten two
>conflicting answers... So please be gentle
>with me.
>
>I'm moving into a house in Michigan which has
>a natural gas fired baseboard hot water heating system.
>
>It was built without much in the way of thought
>regarding energy conservation. To put it mildly.
>
>There are separate piping loops for various sections,
>with levered shut-off valves on them. All are
>currently open.
>
>Anyway, I asked the HVAC folk if I could, say, shut
>off the valves to the garage area and what this would
>do in regards to the circulating pump.
>
>(There's enough heat leakage that I don't have
>to worry about the pipes freezing. At least
>until I do a lot more retro-insulating).
>
>One said it would make the pump work harder
>and wear it out sooner; the other said it
>would be ok and might even save a bit
>of electrcity.
>
>(In the long run I'll have them do proper
>zoning and controls, and get a new higher
>efficiency furnace, etc., etc., but all
>that's got to wait until I find out the
>truth behidn the Kennedy assasination.)
>
>Seriously, for now I'm mostly concerned
>about the pump issue, and given that I
>got two different answers, I'm appealing
>to the experts.
>
>Thanks

Posted by X-Eliminator on November 7, 2007, 7:56 pm
wrote:

>On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:58:43 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
>
>>Reducing the fluid flow should take load off the circulating pump. I'm with
>>the "saves electicity" camp.
>>
>You're in a "camp" allright. It just happens to be the moron camp.
>You'll never learn to shut your stupid pie hole until you gain some
>knowledge. Of course, by then, Im sure it will be a new century.
>Bubba

you are a fuckin' moron

>
>>
>>I'm Christopher A. Young;
>>and, I approved this message.
>>.
>>
>>Ok, I've asked two of the local HVAC companies
>>in the area I'm moving into and gotten two
>>conflicting answers... So please be gentle
>>with me.
>>
>>I'm moving into a house in Michigan which has
>>a natural gas fired baseboard hot water heating system.
>>
>>It was built without much in the way of thought
>>regarding energy conservation. To put it mildly.
>>
>>There are separate piping loops for various sections,
>>with levered shut-off valves on them. All are
>>currently open.
>>
>>Anyway, I asked the HVAC folk if I could, say, shut
>>off the valves to the garage area and what this would
>>do in regards to the circulating pump.
>>
>>(There's enough heat leakage that I don't have
>>to worry about the pipes freezing. At least
>>until I do a lot more retro-insulating).
>>
>>One said it would make the pump work harder
>>and wear it out sooner; the other said it
>>would be ok and might even save a bit
>>of electrcity.
>>
>>(In the long run I'll have them do proper
>>zoning and controls, and get a new higher
>>efficiency furnace, etc., etc., but all
>>that's got to wait until I find out the
>>truth behidn the Kennedy assasination.)
>>
>>Seriously, for now I'm mostly concerned
>>about the pump issue, and given that I
>>got two different answers, I'm appealing
>>to the experts.
>>
>>Thanks

Posted by on November 7, 2007, 9:28 pm
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:56:38 -0600, X-Eliminator

>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:58:43 -0500, "Stormin Mormon"
>>
>>>Reducing the fluid flow should take load off the circulating pump. I'm with
>>>the "saves electicity" camp.
>>>
>>You're in a "camp" allright. It just happens to be the moron camp.
>>You'll never learn to shut your stupid pie hole until you gain some
>>knowledge. Of course, by then, Im sure it will be a new century.
>>Bubba
>
>you are a fuckin' moron

        Yes, Stormy is.

>
>>
>>>
>>>I'm Christopher A. Young;
>>>and, I approved this message.
>>>.
>>>
>>>Ok, I've asked two of the local HVAC companies
>>>in the area I'm moving into and gotten two
>>>conflicting answers... So please be gentle
>>>with me.
>>>
>>>I'm moving into a house in Michigan which has
>>>a natural gas fired baseboard hot water heating system.
>>>
>>>It was built without much in the way of thought
>>>regarding energy conservation. To put it mildly.
>>>
>>>There are separate piping loops for various sections,
>>>with levered shut-off valves on them. All are
>>>currently open.
>>>
>>>Anyway, I asked the HVAC folk if I could, say, shut
>>>off the valves to the garage area and what this would
>>>do in regards to the circulating pump.
>>>
>>>(There's enough heat leakage that I don't have
>>>to worry about the pipes freezing. At least
>>>until I do a lot more retro-insulating).
>>>
>>>One said it would make the pump work harder
>>>and wear it out sooner; the other said it
>>>would be ok and might even save a bit
>>>of electrcity.
>>>
>>>(In the long run I'll have them do proper
>>>zoning and controls, and get a new higher
>>>efficiency furnace, etc., etc., but all
>>>that's got to wait until I find out the
>>>truth behidn the Kennedy assasination.)
>>>
>>>Seriously, for now I'm mostly concerned
>>>about the pump issue, and given that I
>>>got two different answers, I'm appealing
>>>to the experts.
>>>
>>>Thanks

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