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Posted by Pete C. on December 30, 2007, 12:59 pm
George wrote:
>
> Nate Nagel wrote:
> > first problem...
> >
> > got home from xmas road trip last night. furnace was not working and
> > house was a chilly 48 degrees inside (thermostat was set to 57 while I
> > was away.) Fortunately I'd drained all the plumbing just in case it got
> > really cold and something bad happened, and also it never got seriously
> > below freezing while I was away. I ASSumed that the ignitor had gone
> > Tango Uniform again but I simply power cycled the furnace and it fired
> > right up and has run through several cycles. I can only assume that it
> > failed to ignite at some point while I was away and the thermocouple
> > shut it down. I've had the water heater go out a couple times, but only
> > a couple, over the past year. Never often enough to consider it a
> > problem and call in a repairman. I'm starting to wonder if there's an
> > issue with the gas service (water?) but I had the water heater shut off
> > while I was away so I couldn't see if the pilot on the heater had blown
> > out as well. Any ideas? I can deal with relighting the water heater
> > every couple months but not so much with the furnace shutting off while
> > I'm away.
> >
> > Second problem is I'd like to strap up some pipes but have been
> > completely unable to find copper roofing-type nails, which is what I
> > assume I want. Only source of copper nails at all that I've been able
> > to find is McMaster-Carr, but they only sell common nails and small
> > tacks. Is that all that is currently available? I actually stopped at
> > the hardware store that has the best selection of various fasteners that
> > I've ever seen while I was on vacation and couldn't find any copper
> > nails there.
> >
> > nate
> >
> Did you go to a real supply house? The local plumbing supply has small
> bags (and probably large ones) of appropriate nails for Cu pipe straps
> available.
Last time I purchased a box (100) of two hole copper straps at the real
plumbing supply place, the box included a bag of nails to match. I used
a lot of them for that project, and the remainder just started my
plumbing kit. Not like they're expensive items. You could also use the
Deck Mate coated screws which will be easier to install, and the coating
will prevent any issues.
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