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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
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Remember if you live in an old 'villa' building to leave your heating on when the temperature drops below freezing.
Some people even leave a tap dripping when they go out to stop the pipes freezing up.
A lot of the old buildings have absolutely no insulation on the plumbing. Your pipes will freeze if you don't take precautions.
I wish someone had told me this before my first Winter in Korea. My pipes froze then burst when they thawed. Flooded the long balcony with 2 inches of water which then froze that night!! I had a mini ice rink in my apartment!!
I had no hot water for a week. My hagwon boss insisted that the shuttle bus driver could fix it. He couldn't.
Washing at the sink in January with cold water is very very not fun. |
Sorry Eamo- I'm pretty sure I win for most fked ondol. The water pipes within the floor burst, leaking into the downstairs neighbor's apartment, the repair guys jackhammered my entire kitchen then took off for Seollal for a week- good times. |
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LizMarsh242
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I have a question. My ondol was on when I left for school yesterday, and when I got back....nothin. Won't turn on. I was out last night and had to go to something today, so I haven't had time to deal with it (thank god I own a space heater).
I have an old Kyungdong boiler. Any thoughts? |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:09 am Post subject: |
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| LizMarsh242 wrote: |
I have a question. My ondol was on when I left for school yesterday, and when I got back....nothin. Won't turn on. I was out last night and had to go to something today, so I haven't had time to deal with it (thank god I own a space heater).
I have an old Kyungdong boiler. Any thoughts? |
When you say old Kyungdong, is that a brand, or an old old technology type that's different than what's around now?
May be of gas or needs a relight.
If it's a newer technology one, turning the main power switch on the box off then on again might reset it (if there isn't a reset button). Also make sure the water in it is full.
Call the landlord. Quick fix. That's my guess. |
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LizMarsh242
Joined: 11 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 1:29 am Post subject: |
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| LizMarsh242 wrote: |
I have a question. My ondol was on when I left for school yesterday, and when I got back....nothin. Won't turn on. I was out last night and had to go to something today, so I haven't had time to deal with it (thank god I own a space heater).
I have an old Kyungdong boiler. Any thoughts? |
When you say old Kyungdong, is that a brand, or an old old technology type that's different than what's around now?
May be of gas or needs a relight.
If it's a newer technology one, turning the main power switch on the box off then on again might reset it (if there isn't a reset button). Also make sure the water in it is full.
Call the landlord. Quick fix. That's my guess. |
I know it was last serviced in May of 2006. Which one is the main power switch? (or reset button) |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| LizMarsh242 wrote: |
| bassexpander wrote: |
| LizMarsh242 wrote: |
I have a question. My ondol was on when I left for school yesterday, and when I got back....nothin. Won't turn on. I was out last night and had to go to something today, so I haven't had time to deal with it (thank god I own a space heater).
I have an old Kyungdong boiler. Any thoughts? |
When you say old Kyungdong, is that a brand, or an old old technology type that's different than what's around now?
May be of gas or needs a relight.
If it's a newer technology one, turning the main power switch on the box off then on again might reset it (if there isn't a reset button). Also make sure the water in it is full.
Call the landlord. Quick fix. That's my guess. |
I know it was last serviced in May of 2006. Which one is the main power switch? (or reset button) |
It may be located on the front of the big white box that includes the water/boiler part (sometimes located outside or on a patio). You might need to open the box up to find the switch or button. Just turn it off for 10 seconds and back on, or trip the reset switch. |
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Keepongoing
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Korea
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Here's my boiler nightmare. I live in an old building with an owner who must be in his 80's. 4 times the engineers have been here to fix my boiler. They were here a few weeks ago and rewired the whole thing. But now the yellow light is blinking. I know this means the boiler needs bled, but when I showed the owner he had no idea. I have spoken to him twice and he seems to understand and then nothing happens. I showed him the blinking yellow light and he did not seem to know its meaning. I do not know where the boilers are and would not know which one is mine.
I have no hot water and am afraid the pipes will freeze and burst |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:35 am Post subject: |
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It might simply need water added.
Take a look at the earlier part of this thread for help. |
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DavePuff
Joined: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Daegu, South Korea
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How exactly does the timer work?
If I set it to '2', will it go on for 2 hours and then swtich off for 2 hours and repeat the cycle? |
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PeteJB
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
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| I live in a one room and share a boiler (I think) so during the Winter the hot water is anything but hot. I have to reduce the flow by about 70% to get a reasonable temperature. I can only assume this is because of increased Ondol usage. |
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mcgeta
Joined: 19 Oct 2009
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My ondol doesn't work...I can get instant hot water ok, but when I turn on the floor heater it won't warm up (the light is green but nothing happens).  |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:50 am Post subject: |
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When you say old Kyungdong, is that a brand, or an old old technology type that's different than what's around now?
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Old technology type? As in pre-ondol? That'd be awesome if it was pre-ondol haha. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
When you say old Kyungdong, is that a brand, or an old old technology type that's different than what's around now?
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Old technology type? As in pre-ondol? That'd be awesome if it was pre-ondol haha. |
Or oil as opposed to gas.
If this individual has yun-tan, they I pity him/her. |
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LizMarsh242
Joined: 11 Aug 2009
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It was a Kyungdong boiler that was in an older building that had a mold problem. All winter, despite running the thing all the time (160,000 won bill at one point...what happened is that I overheated the boiler) it only got to 15C. I was freezing.
Luckily, I moved and now have a very nice Kitamura (or Kitamuri, can't remember). |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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Also make sure to insulate windows and find other things that let the cold in.
I have a radiator-type electric heater that I'm using now since I stay most of the time in my bedroom, but I'm really afraid of what my electric bill will look like this month. |
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PigeonFart
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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McGeta, i was in the same situation as you. Maybe you just need to adust the 2 valves under the sink. You should turn them so they are parallel with the 2 pipes. This will let the water flow into the floor pipes.
Another quesiton for folks; how long does it usually take to heat up the floor? Mine takes a good 45 minutes. Is that normal? It seems kind of long given that my shower water can heat up in less than 5 minutes. |
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