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Re: Prestige Solo 110 boiler. Is there a way to switch modulation off and on?
Solved: Tech at Triangle Tube said that my outdoor temperature sensor, Triangle Tube model PSSENS01, has a resistance of 12K ohm at 78°F, and 89.93K ohm at 0°F. No sensor or a broken one would simulate an open circuit with infinite resistance. I'll just put in an on/off switch to break the circuit when I wand the boiler to fire at it's maximum set point. My modulating boiler will be temporarily inefficient at those times. Thanks for all your help pitching in!
Re: Riello Flame sensor F3 F5
Never had the urge to crack open a cad-cell eye and give it a good snort or fire it up my back door. I'm a responsible service tech.
Apparently it has been a problem so they took it away from us.
Oh man! What violation did they perform on the T-87 thermostats!!
Apparently it has been a problem so they took it away from us.
Oh man! What violation did they perform on the T-87 thermostats!!
BDR529
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New Gorton Stuck Vent, Investigative Surgery
About a year ago I received a Gorton #4 from Supplyhouse.com that arrived stuck closed. I'm finally posting the video about what I found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiNiu5EXMm0
Then in this much shorter video, I find out if Gorton vents really would block water from leaving the vent, as we have heard people mention so many times:
https://youtu.be/XXevhGi02q4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiNiu5EXMm0Then in this much shorter video, I find out if Gorton vents really would block water from leaving the vent, as we have heard people mention so many times:
https://youtu.be/XXevhGi02q4
Re: Wood-fired Steam Heating
=================================================================Yes Jamie, I am talking about steam, not hot water! I am not interested in radiant heat, I need to put steam radiators in the greenhouse as well as the house and without steam traps if it's a one-pipe system.
As drawn, at least as I interpret the drawing it won't.
Why do you need a pump if I want steam to build up in the buffer tank? That tank is my battery, thermal deep cycle battery so that the boiler doesn't have to run around the clock wearing itself out. The idea is to generate enough steam to sustain the system. Yes the big tank would also hold hot water, but that water would be the condensate that returns from the main, not from the boiler. What is the point of pumping hot water into buffer tank if I need it to flash into steam? I cannot have my main run directly from a boiler riser, these boilers aren't designed for that, these are hot water boilers for radiant heat, but I do need to generate steam, and I need your help make it happen guys.
ChrisJ, the fast traveling dry steam has enough space in a 2-3" diam pipe to whistle around and yes it travels at 60 miles an hour at 0 psi, the higher the pressure, the slower it goes and the condensate gravitates towards the tank so long as vents are present and no micro bubbles are impeding every turn of the steam seeking the lowest pressure point.
leonz, I am not interested in coal, this is a firewood thread, a steam heating problem in need of a solution. I either modify an existing wood-fired system to flash into steam or I fabricate an actual steam boiler from scratch and hope I don't cause an explosion later.
I am going to save you some time and work if you have no real interest in a coal fired steam boiler that can do what you want with low pressure steam with little work.
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If you want a wood fired gasification steam boiler for a one pipe system you should look
at the Alternate heating systems E250 wood boiler.
The E250 is an induced draft boiler that can be used to make low pressure steam, it is not a flash steam boiler, it has been tested to 250,000 BTU per hour for low pressure steam making and can heat 9,000 square feet.
It has a 2 pass gas burning system with a refractory brick lined combustion chamber.
The firebox is 48 inches long so you could load it with pulp wood lengths of firewood.
www.alternateheatingsystems.com/product/commercial-wood-boilers/
leonz
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Re: A Bastian Morley Boiler
Burner Jets arrived this evening, all 90 of them. If one is going to order from Anderson & Forrester, you must provide them the orifice hole size. If you don’t specify the orifice hole size you will get a blank and have to drill the orifice yourself. The orifice size on the jets that will be replaced on this project was a #70 hole, .028”. Install next week. Should keep this boiler in operation for several more years and save the customer big money by not having to replace the boiler.
SgtMaj
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What is this?
I'm new to steam heat. I have uneven heating. So I started looking into it. I couldn't find any vents or traps in the whole system. This thing is the only thing I found. Besides pipes and valves. Looks like its seen better days.Thanks 
KayB
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Re: Munchkin updated
On the by and by I work alone so there’s no other chiefs or help ,it’s a solo experence all work performed solo by myself while listen to Jerry reed gotta love America
Peace and good luck clammy
Peace and good luck clammy
clammy
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Completed Restoration of original American Radiator Rococo units
Our 1770s home has 19 cast iron radiators, all of which are the Rococo model made by American Radiator Co. They were performing very well but were covered with many layers of lead paint that was flaking off, creating an imminent health hazard. On top of that, most of the fine detail was lost under all the paint.
We wanted to restore them but don't have the equipment to do them here and did we want to pollute our home or property with lead paint flakes and dust. We considered chemical stripping and painting but ruled both out due to concerns about odors and off-gassing. We retained a local company to have the radiators sand blasted and powder coated.
Color is a subjective decision, and we wanted them to be an architectural feature but not loud or gaudy. Plus we wanted a color that we thought we could be happy with for the next several decades with no regard to design trends. When selecting colors, we looked at about 60 different variants of metallic pewter and silver. The color we chose was Starnight Silver PMB 5752 by Prismatic Powders. We ended up using 60 lbs. of it, which is pretty staggering in terms of scope.
We are delighted with the results. Aesthetically, they are incredible. There is no more lead flakes, and there are zero odors or off-gassing. I checked their heating performance before and after with my heat gun and it is identical. There are no leaks either.
We wouldn't change a thing about the process, materials or results.
Here are some photos which I thought you all might enjoy.
BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER:
We wanted to restore them but don't have the equipment to do them here and did we want to pollute our home or property with lead paint flakes and dust. We considered chemical stripping and painting but ruled both out due to concerns about odors and off-gassing. We retained a local company to have the radiators sand blasted and powder coated.
Color is a subjective decision, and we wanted them to be an architectural feature but not loud or gaudy. Plus we wanted a color that we thought we could be happy with for the next several decades with no regard to design trends. When selecting colors, we looked at about 60 different variants of metallic pewter and silver. The color we chose was Starnight Silver PMB 5752 by Prismatic Powders. We ended up using 60 lbs. of it, which is pretty staggering in terms of scope.
We are delighted with the results. Aesthetically, they are incredible. There is no more lead flakes, and there are zero odors or off-gassing. I checked their heating performance before and after with my heat gun and it is identical. There are no leaks either.
We wouldn't change a thing about the process, materials or results.
Here are some photos which I thought you all might enjoy.
BEFORE:
DURING:
AFTER:
