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• Posted in thread: Furnace runs cooler on 12-01-2008 at 09:37 PM
  Glenn -- I drew about two litres from each of the radiators, including the nasty baseboards
  with the valve spout pointing up into my face! It seemed like one or two upstairs gave up some
  air, then del...

• Posted in thread: Furnace runs cooler on 11-28-2008 at 03:07 PM
  Thanks, Glenn --- Yes, I have a stethoscope, and I will use it. And yes, I can adjust the
  flame. Earlier this summer, there was a lot of black smoke coming from the stack. I opened the
  "air intake" (I...

• Posted in thread: Furnace runs cooler on 11-28-2008 at 08:45 AM
  Glenn --- Well, Tomorrow came and went! But Happy Thanksgiving, anyways! I drained 1/2 gallon
  from each of six radiators, starting with the one upstairs that was the furthest from the
  boiler. I did no...

• Posted in thread: Furnace runs cooler on 11-21-2008 at 08:23 PM
  Thanks for the reply, Glenn. I'll try that. Tomorrow. (The flyers just beat Buffalo, and I'm
  going to bed!) But I've been thinking... One time when I was troubleshooting the original
  problem (fried ci...

• Posted in thread: Furnace runs cooler on 11-21-2008 at 11:41 AM
  Hi Folks! -- My first post. Here's what I got... Weil-McLain cast iron, oil fired, hot water
  radiators, hot water coil, about 12 years old. Replaced aquastat this morning because the
  circulator pump r...