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Re: What say you ? She’s steaming
@New England SteamWorks is excellent.
I don't think that is a part of the hx that connects to the firebox and flue collector, i think it is just leaking out in to the basement.
JB weld or jb weld putty will be fine there because it won't get above steam temps because that part doesn't see combustion products. I wonder if you can mix putty and the paste to form something that won't run but is softer than the putty.
mattmia2
Re: What say you ? She’s steaming
It's safe enough as long as you keep water in it (water is always escaping as steam from it while you run it, as you have seen).
You might be able to smear some jb weld in/on that hole to buy a little more time. Run it at a very low pressure (it likely can't build much pressure anyway)
Does it heat your building currently?
You are losing a lot of heat energy up the flue but it can carry you for awhile maybe. Yes you need a new boiler.
Re: Moving steam return in one pipe system…images in thread
we are try to gain the space where it ran across middle of room lol
Re: What say you ? She’s steaming
It isn't an emergency but I would try to do it as soon as you can reasonable schedule it. You could probably get through the season on that if you absolutely had to but it isn't the recommended course of action.
Make sure the LWCO and water feeders work.
mattmia2
Re: G125BE burner conversion from blue flame to Riello
Aren't there only two air tube lengths for Riello?
...Get an OEM Riello for a G115/3, or /4 or /5 depending on what yours is. OEM is kind of important here because there are different blast tube lengths and insertion depths for each.
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BTW, it's a kinder, gentler oil burner world now-air tube vs. blast tube
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Re: Moving steam return in one pipe system…images in thread
That is a single dry return. If it were to drop to the floor and run along the floor to the boiler, it needs that vent that is at the boiler to be moved to where it drops to the floor.
The condensate that forms in the radiators and in the main itself runs toward the end of the main because it is all pitched that way then it follows that dry return below the main back to the boiler.
The air in the main also follows that dry return toward the vent at the boiler where it is vented out.
You might want to get "We Got Steam Heat" to learn the basics of how steam systems work.
mattmia2
Re: Any ideas why this pump keep going bad?
Have you tried running a descaler through the boiler? If the pump cannot flow enough you are running it way up it's curve in an unhealthy condition.
You need to try something other than replacing pumps.
If you can isolate the boiler from the piping, add a few hose connections these descale kits work very well and quickly. No harm in flushing that boiler.
And it is cheaper than a new pump :)
hot_rod
Re: pipe deteriorated on a diy manifold
Could be a water issue as well has the water been tested? Any Pics?
Sometimes you get green corrosion from flux. The valves shouldn't stick after 12 years on a closed loop system. Thats why I question water quality.
Re: What say you ? She’s steaming
Could be a flange gasket where the pipe covering blows up in size or a union but most likely the boiler. Flood it when it is cold as others have mentioned.