Not your standard HVAC problem...

[OutdoorDad]

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We live in a house from the 1930's. We have a boiler and hot water radiators that I believe are original to the house.

As near as I can tell, the circulator pump has had it.

Who to call? My plumber isn't boiler certified.
The HVAC companies we've used in the past are forced air folk.

Anyone have a reference? Or suggestions?

We have two forced air systems. So it's not an emergency. But the Mrs would sure love to have her radiators going.

 

[edporch]

We had hot water circulating type heat in my old house in NW Indiana, and my furnace man handled the entire system.
There was no plumber ever involved.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Any decent hvac company should be able to handle that. Not a whole lot of mystery to pumps.

 

[churchmouse]

Any decent hvac company should be able to handle that. Not a whole lot of mystery to pumps.

You would be surprised. Residential Techs have no idea (most of them anyway) what that pump does.

 

[pack-indy]

Overman heating cooling md electric services my lp boiler and have had nothing but good experiences with them. They are out of Knightstown though.

 

[Miller Tyme]

If your HVAC company is worth its salt this shouldn't be a problem to be fixed.

P.S. if it turns out to be a pump coupling make sure they change the motor mount too, or you will be replacing the coupling sooner than you want.

 

[tmschuller]

Bell and gosset or grundfos pump? Either are not hard to change if you want to change it yourself. Menards sells grundfos

 

[PeaShooter]

B&W ?

 

[Leo]

I am sure Mr. Churchmouse can elaborate, but Indiana does not require a licensed stationary engineer for boilers less than 50 PSI. Many hot water heat boilers are less than 10. It should not require a special guy.

 

[churchmouse]

I am sure Mr. Churchmouse can elaborate, but Indiana does not require a licensed stationary engineer for boilers less than 50 PSI. Many hot water heat boilers are less than 10. It should not require a special guy.

I will be helping him out on this on Thursday.

No special licensing required for this work.

 

[Vigilant]

I am sure Mr. Churchmouse can elaborate, but Indiana does not require a licensed stationary engineer for boilers less than 50 PSI. Many hot water heat boilers are less than 10. It should not require a special guy.

Great, cuz CM isn't a special g...wait, he may be?

 

[OutdoorDad]

Wow.

Got super busy! My report out.

Yes, Churchmouse fixed everything!!

Thank you! Amazingly helpful and knowledgeable. Unfortunately a fair number of the HVAC folk who hang out their shingles have no idea how to do the work. I'm unfortunately speaking from experience.

Churchmouse packed the boiler in 4,000lbs of uncoiled rice overnight.
Runs like a top now!!

Burned out two shop vacs getting all that damn rice off the floor.
But worth it!