allseason Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Colder inside. This is what happens when an unattended and vacant buidling doesn't get oil to the boiler. This is from Wednesday afternoon: Click to Enlarge 19.16 KB Click to Enlarge 16.77 KB Click to Enlarge 38.8 KB Here's the result seen on Saturday while picking up the radon test. The boiler was fired up on Wed. night without the forthought to think of the results, like the thawed water and pipes leaking all over the f----n' place. Click to Enlarge 34.07 KB Click to Enlarge 37.2 KB Click to Enlarge 36.77 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted December 22, 2013 Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 You'd think they'd learn from the last 5 years of property losses and simply hire a neighbor to watch the place? Five gallons of oil was too much trouble? Maybe they line their pockets with insurance cash. Yeah maybe that's it. [:-graduat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allseason Posted December 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2013 The tank was almost full, some other problem later determined by the boiler mechanic. No additive, frozen vent, etc. I never heard what the problem turned out out to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Meiland Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 That happened to customers of mine with a house in the great white north. They went away for the holidays, the boiler pilot light went out, pipes froze and broke, it got a little warmer and some water leaked onto the floors, it got a little colder and they came home to find a skating rink of the first floor. I don't remember the rest of the story but I believe the remediation company melted and simultaneously sucked up the water. Around here we have regular events where someone is walking down the street and notices a flood coming out from under someone's front door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 The vacant, 200 year old farmhouse on Friday ran out of oil probably sometime last week. No pipes burst, but 6 radiators blew out and the boiler's auto feed made sure that water continually poured out of them. Moisture condensed on about every surface and it was raining indoors. Lotsa black plaster on the exterior walls. Click to Enlarge 54.97 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 $89 at Home Depot. This one calls you wherever you are. Click to Enlarge 18.08 KB Water Alarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Colder inside. This is what happens when an unattended and vacant buidling doesn't get oil to the boiler. This is from Wednesday afternoon: Click to Enlarge 19.16 KB Click to Enlarge 16.77 KB Click to Enlarge 38.8 KB Here's the result seen on Saturday while picking up the radon test. The boiler was fired up on Wed. night without the forthought to think of the results, like the thawed water and pipes leaking all over the f----n' place. Click to Enlarge 34.07 KB Click to Enlarge 37.2 KB Click to Enlarge 36.77 KB Yea. I've been there. Click to Enlarge 43.48 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMustola Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 It's cold inside also. I have not had power since Sunday afternoon. Consumers Power says it may not be on until Friday or Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 It's cold inside also. I have not had power since Sunday afternoon. Consumers Power says it may not be on until Friday or Saturday. Have you any heat at all? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMustola Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 I have a generator so I have the basics. My furnace, well, and some lights. We turn the generator off at night and our house is at about 50 degrees by the morning. My friend does not have one so I take my generator to his house every day for a couple of hours so he can get some heat and water for a little while. They are saying we should have our power back on sometime today. All the stores have waiting lists for generators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted December 26, 2013 Report Share Posted December 26, 2013 We escaped the ice for the most part. Folks north of us ended up with it. I think they have their power back. Hope so. They're supposed to get another foot of snow today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPdesign Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 $89 at Home Depot. This one calls you wherever you are. Click to Enlarge 18.08 KB Water Alarm What exactly is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 I have a generator so I have the basics. My furnace, well, and some lights. We turn the generator off at night and our house is at about 50 degrees by the morning. My friend does not have one so I take my generator to his house every day for a couple of hours so he can get some heat and water for a little while. They are saying we should have our power back on sometime today. All the stores have waiting lists for generators. We ran the necessities for a three family with an inverter hooked up to a car. Power was out 5 days. Worked great to power some lights, refrigerators and the boiler. Just needed a 30 minute idle every three or four hours to keep the house warm. One boiler, three zones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted January 7, 2014 Report Share Posted January 7, 2014 $89 at Home Depot. This one calls you wherever you are. Click to Enlarge 18.08 KB Water Alarm What exactly is this? It's a water alarm: http://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Security-In ... d_sim_hi_1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Y'all think you have it bad. Listen to this weather report from North Dakota! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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