Will your car heater work if their is only water in your cooling system?
YES IT WILL, as long as the cooling system is working properly. You need to get the water mixed 50/50 with anti-freeze/coolant as soon as possible. Your cooling system will like that much better.
How can I tell if my heating system in my oven is going out?
One simple way is by turning the thermostat to your desired temperature, waiting 5–8 minutes and sensing if it starts to heat up and continue to hold its heat. Holding your hand in the open oven space and feeling warmth is a start. If there’s no heat, you will know it’s not working properly. Many times it’s the thermostat that malfunctions and needs further attention (replacement).A history reminder for older gas ovens: In older gas ovens, another related problem could be the pilot light is out. In that case, turn off the thermostat, get a lighter, press the button on the thermostat, light the pilot light inside the cavity space past the thermostat, keep holding the thermostat value button down until the pilot light stays lite when you let the button go. If it doesn’t, relight and hold thermostat button down again until it warms up and stays lit. Then, turn on the gas. An electric oven has an electric thermostat and it’s wise to call an oven electrician for that situation.
How do I get my water heater to work properly?
Usually there are two heating elements. One is higher on the tank and gives you a quicker heating of the water but less water. Once the upper part of the tank is hot the lower element takes over the heating. I'm not familiar with horizontal tanks but you should be able to see the lower element fairly easily if you have one. The other possibility is that you have a burned out and ruptured element that is partly heating by having current pass through the water. I encountered that oddity many years ago while servicing solar powered water heaters. The element would actually heat up a little even though there was a complete break of the element.I would recommend a Sandhog heating element rather than a standard element. Although if you have already purchased the element and plan on moving within a few years, then use the one you have and let the next guy deal with it. A Sandhog element is for very hard water conditions. Sandhog Long Life II Heating Element, 4500W x 240V You should be able to find one at the local plumbing supply house.
The heating system isn't working with a thermostat, only with the reset. What's wrong with it?
I want to know which heating system. If it is heating system inside window A/C then it is necessary to be connected through thermostate so after desired temperature it will put of heater , if T/S fails then fusible link or fuse will melt if heater temprature goes above rated temperature or peak point so fuse melts then it will protect heater and system otherwise surrounding will burn.Small window A/C heater installed with contactor and thermoste to control temp and on/off cycle with olp overload protector if temprature with current goes up then it puts off circuit and last fusible link welded at the end of heating coil it melts to protect surrounding.if it works on reseting means OLP trips on defect but by force getting on by restting so it is necessary to replace T/S
How to refill a closed baseboard heating system?
You need to purge air from the system and in the process fill it with water. There should be a drain valve and water tap near the circulating pump. Connect a garden hose and run to a sink or outdoors. Manually open the zone valve for the basement heaters and open the drain valve. Water should flow through the system and force out any air. While you are at it, you may want to purge the entire system. Open each zone valve and let the water flow through. When done there will inevitably still be some air in the system and you may hear gurgling for a short time after the heaters come on. Make sure the purge valve above the expansion tank is open to allow the air to escape. I have some pictures on my web page, maybe they could help as well. http://members.rennlist.org/warren/furna...
If a home has radiators, what type of heating system does it use?
Houses that have radiators are actually run off a thermostat but each radiator also has shutoff valves on both ends if you want to shut off or adjust one single radiator. If the thermostat isn't working then it is very easy for someone to replace it either themselves (I did mine myself, it was like $30 at home depot) or have a HVAC company do it. As background: There are hot water and steam radiators depending on whether hot water or steam is running in the radiators. The boilers that heat the steam/water can be either electric, natural gas or oil. All the houses I have been in that use radiators are very comfortably warm in the winter and the systems work very well. Also, even in the dead of winter the radiators do not get hot enough to actually burn someone. The main fault that people have with radiators is that they are kind of unsightly. If you build covers around them then air can't circulate as well and the radiator is far less efficient. During your home inspection you need to turn on the entire system and wait a few minutes to make sure that all the radiators in each room get warm. Also, my grandfather's house was 90 years old when he passed and in the 60 years that he lived there the radiators never leaked. If by "convert to thermostat" you mean rip out the radiator system and replace it with central air/heat by running air ducts to all the rooms then it would cost over $10K and take a couple weeks.
Must a mercury thermostat be level to work properly?
I've been battling with my apartment managers about our horribly inefficient AC/heating system for months now, & I need more fuel to the fire so they finally compensate us fairly for our insanely high bills due to their lack of upkeep in the apartments. I was told that a mercury-reading thermostat should be level in order for it to read properly, or else it runs too often/not enough because the mercury leans more to one side or the other. I held a level on top of the thermostat and it is clearly not level. Does anyone know if this does in fact alter the reading of a thermostat? Ours runs very frequently even with the AC set to almost 80 degrees. Any help would be great!
Heating in a 1968 VW Beetle?
I want to know if it is possible to install a heating system in a 1968 VW Beetle. This would eliminate frost on the windows and provide a decent car for in the winter. I would like to know if anyone has done this kind of installation and how much it had cost them?