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Posted by RBM on October 3, 2006, 7:15 am
Yes, that would be a maintained temperature boiler as opposed to a cold
start boiler, usually found on boilers that have a coil for domestic hot
water. An aquastat in the water jacket controls the temperature, connected
to a triple aquastat relay. Of course these days with hi end digital
controls, that stuff will soon be a thing of the past
> In some systems the boiler runs without the thermostat. It has its own
> internal thermostat that controls the temperature of the water in the
> boiler always keeping it hot when the boiler is turned on. The wall
> thermostat will turn on a pump sending hot water to the radiators when
> needed and turning the pump off when not needed. But the boiler always
> keeps itself hot. Other systems work differently.
>
>> If the thermostat is for heat only, not A/C, once you open it up you will
>> see two wires attached to screws. Remove one of them and the heat for
>> that zone should stop if the problem is a bad thermostat. This circuit
>> works on 24 volts so it's not dangerous. Beyond a bad thermostat, you
>> should call a heating professional
>>
>>
>>> it's oil heat, baseboard. i'm a complete newbie - how do i disconnect
>>> the thermostat?????
>>>
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