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From:LionsMane II Board Members
Re:with regard to the TOV code inspector visit from 1-Nov-2012
The inspector told us that he had a report of a possible code violation
with respect to our snow melt boiler.Mark showed him the system
and said we replaced upper plumbing.At the time we did the work and
to date,to the best of our knowledge replacing the piece of our system
that we did with a unit of the same form fit and function does not
require notifying the TOV.Perhaps we are wrong but that's how we
proceeded.
Over the past 3 years we have constantly replaced parts on the old
boiler to keep it running to conserve cost in these tough economic
times.Last fall when we tried to find a heat exchanger we found that
the unit was no longer serviced or supplied by the manufacturer.Last
winter the system continued to give us problems.Over the spring we
tried to find whether there were aftermarket parts for those items we
thought needed to be replaced.There are none.The boiler unit was
still operational at that point but we were afraid something
irreplaceable might break this winter.Our boiler is a major safety
concern due to the steep driveway that it heats and it is in constant use
over the winter by cars and pedestrians.As the HOA is suffering budget
issues as everyone is with the poor economy,Ed and Mark decided to
do the work themselves.Ed and Mark tried to just replace the boiler
unit but as time progressed,we found we needed to replace
everything.We pulled out the old boiler and plumbing and put in the
new boiler to the best of our ability.Two weeks ago,although the unit
was functioning,it seemed that it was not functioning correctly.At that
point,we called Mr.Plumber to see if they could improve the system.
If we have made a mistake in our estimate of what was needed by the
TOV to do this work,please tell us what to do to rectify the situation.
With best regards,
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Ed Morin
President Treasurer
(904 )400-3677 (303)877-9893