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PerfiCut L&L · #1 08-08-2010, 07:29 AM

What is needed in a residential system in order to ensure proper winterization of a system?

I am getting conflicting information on how to design a system and what needs to be included for proper blowout, types of connections, drain valves.

sorry for the rookie question.

AI Inc · #2 08-08-2010, 07:35 AM

a boiler drain before the bf.

AI Inc · #3 08-08-2010, 07:41 AM

like this , only make it prettier , this was a freebie at my shop.

CAPT Stream Rotar · #4 08-08-2010, 07:57 AM

Looks like myself and AI inc plumb the same way..

too much sodder is enough sometimes.....

no leaks no problem.

Wet_Boots · #5 08-08-2010, 08:10 AM

wiping joints is just way too much effort

AI Inc · #6 08-08-2010, 08:13 AM

I wipe. Did that one while I was on crutches. I was moving real slow that yr, cooled down before I got a good wipe.

Wet_Boots · #7 08-08-2010, 08:36 AM

I sometimes orient the tee fitting differently, and have the blowout valve pointing downward.

AI Inc · #8 08-08-2010, 08:54 AM

It rusts out to easy that way. Ive had plumbers do that to me on jobs that needed a permit. Only lasts 1/2 as long. Not always a bad thing.

Wet_Boots · #9 08-08-2010, 09:00 AM

Never an issue with the good ol' Nibco boiler drains. It also allows some extra room to include a gate valve upstream of the tee.

jvanvliet · #10 08-08-2010, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by PerfiCut L&L

What is needed in a residential system in order to ensure proper winterization of a system?

I am getting conflicting information on how to design a system and what needs to be included for proper blowout, types of connections, drain valves.

sorry for the rookie question.

I'm in FL What's winterization?