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Re: Lwco shuts off when boiler overfilled?
Agree with @ethicalpaul
The LWCO should not go dead on a high water level
Re: Sizing a replacement steam boiler
Forget all those other facts. All that matters is the EDR vs the sq. feet of steam. The Peerless 63-03 is the right size for you.
Re: Lwco shuts off when boiler overfilled?
The high level of water in your system could have opened the pressure control (pressuretrol) switch which, depending on how your stuff is wired, could have cut power to the LWCO
Re: Slantfin VHS-150 EP Aquastat
Interesting, pulling air out of a boiler room due high ambient air temperatures may mess with the combustion air availability and flue draft. Probably not a good situation if not engineered correctly.
Also interesting how simple problems not repaired correctly turn into strange other issues.
109A_5
Re: Boiler ID and clean out question:
Don't be surprised if you see bricks in the flue passages. That was a pretty common way to slow the flue gas down.
Grallert
Re: Does any company make slip tees in propress/copper press standard?
They list the slip coupling a repair coupling . Slip tee would be cool …
I like Veiga , Its a much tighter connection. I can tell when I catch a off brand in my stock ..
Big Ed_4
Re: Does any company make slip tees in propress/copper press standard?
the couplings are called "no stop" instead of "slip" so maybe try that
mattmia2
Re: No water in the boiler
if you have buried wet returns or returns you otherwise can't see, they could be leaking so the water goes out as steam but not all of it comes back.
mattmia2
Re: No water in the boiler
Before you do damage, get a Steam.Pro in there. Please 🙏 Mad Dog
Re: No water in the boiler
Sorry, but you have a leak. Water doesn't just disappear like magic. If, however, you don't see any puddles around, it may be a leak in the boiler above the water line, and the water is escaping as steam up the chimney.
I Can't tell you why the autofeeder didn't try to keep up — assuming you have one and its valves are open.
I hope your plumber is a competent HVAC person, well versed in steam heat. Not all of them are…
