I officially haved a working furnace. I did the gas piping myself yesterday. I started up the furnace and I found a couple of drips in the hot water pipes, but nothing major. I’ll fix that when I get a warm day. I am not happy with the thermostat and zone hookup. I am not sure that I got it right. I’m going to rewire it again this weekend.
I have Friday off for veterans day, so I’ll be working in the cellar all afternoon.
To recap, last March my furnace burned up when the zone valves failed. The pressure control valve failed to fill up the furnace when the water boiled away and the house almost burned down. All the pipes near the furnace had the solder melted out of them and the electrical all burned.
I procrastinated all summer, but I bought a furnace in September. I spent October weekends redoing the hot water circulation copper and putting in a new radiator in the kitchen. I had trouble with the radiator and eventually had to buy another one and that one went in without a problem.
I wanted to have a plumber do the gas, but I couldn’t get anyone to come to the house. I did the gas myself and tested it for leaks. It all looks good.
This morning, I came downstairs and it was 72 degrees in the living room. So far so good.