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Our first Burnham MPO

Uni R
Uni R Member Posts: 663
Nice super staright work as always. You should have just told the new kid that it's the best way to test the flow checks!

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  • This is the home

    in East Setauket , Long Island . A good hour drive from the shop . This was the way in , over soggy grass . The other pics show the entrance to the basement and the staircase . We had no idea there was a landing on the stairs . We had to strip the boiler down to cast iron to maneuver it down . Still it was so close we wrecked the sheetrock . The homeowner was real nice about it though . The last pic shows what was holding up the stairs . I had even money we would collapse the stairs . I lost .
  • The old boiler

    was a dry based cast iron that burnt through the chamber . It had 2 zones of heat and a Grundfos circ that was connected to steel piping in a fireplace . We did not reconnect it . The 2nd pic is the MPO stripped down . Looks kinda small , but I assure you looks are decieving .
  • MPO with Alliance indirect

    It was me , Kenny , Paul , Tony , and Danny was there later on . If we didn't have all that room to work in , this definitely woulda been a 2 dayer . Sorry about the darkness , we took out the drop light before the pic .
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    I'm Jealous!!!

    Well come on now..How did it sound? How about reading's? Per the norm, look's excellent. BTW glad you lost the bet on the stair's not holding up. I've done that once and it really hurts...Love the attention to detail in your job's!!
  • Sound was

    just about what a V84 woulda been , in my opinion . With 0 smoke and 0 draft we had 11 percent CO2 . I broke my temp gage so I couldn't do that . I'm very glad the stairs held too . I was trapped behind the boiler at the top of the handtruck with Ken . If that let go we would've been 2 pancakes . Thanks alot Lchmb , coming from you it's a true compliment .
  • Thanks Ted

    I can honestly say it didn't take anymore time than if we didn't use levels .
  • Al Corelli
    Al Corelli Member Posts: 454


    Very nice, neat job.

    But you had all that room!

    :):):):)
  • don_52
    don_52 Member Posts: 199
    As Always...

    Mr. Ron

    First rate.

    Regards, db
  • Constantin
    Constantin Member Posts: 3,796
    Interesting Header...

    ...the offset expansion tank is just a little different than what we normally see here. The work, as always is neat, plumb, and accessible. Knowledgeable service technicians will weep for joy. Congratulations!

    Hopefully, the HO will avert future technican and/or big in-law pancackes on those stairs by making them a bit more sturdy.
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Member Posts: 5,883
    Ron

    Spiro vent ?

    Taco pumps with intragal checks ?

    My God man, your evolving :)

    Great work Ron.

    And thanks for posting all the pictures that you do. Its a part of the wall I can depend on. :)

    Scott

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  • clammy
    clammy Member Posts: 3,204
    excellence at it's best

    Ron you and your crew rock ,great looking job and that old boiler was that a steel unit i love that burn mark on the side combustion chamber shot ?I like all those ifc pumps and the spriovernt again great looking job thanks for the posting so how heavy did that mpo seem ? peace and as always keep up the excellent work ps did you pipe the indirect correctly this time hahaha peace clammy

    R.A. Calmbacher L.L.C. HVAC
    NJ Master HVAC Lic.
    Mahwah, NJ
    Specializing in steam and hydronic heating

  • Dale
    Dale Member Posts: 1,317
    Those stairs!

    I wouldn't have been man enough to face that landing support without messing arround with some more bracing. You guys and the boiler weight made any vibration a real risk. I wonder if the salesman figures the time to strip down a boiler down to the castings in the bid? I'm guessing the original had a domestic coil, the customers will be pleased with all the hot water at the shower now. I like the way you mix the steel pipe off the boiler and copper, ridgid and looks good, plenty of valves too, the next guy who works on this will thank you. Another good looking install for you and your crew.
  • jerryb
    jerryb Member Posts: 113
    heavy

    Ron,that baby looks mighty heavy!
  • We looked around

    for more lumber , not one 2 by 4 . I was crapping a brick when we got to the landing - I was the one behind the handtruck to the right of the boiler looking down . Kenny was on the left , so if the stairs went , he could stand safely on the 1st set .

    This was the 1st MPO for the sales dept. , and I'm not sure if they seen it up close with and without the jacket . I got plenty of pics they can look at for the next sale .

    We like to mount the heavy stuff in black , then transition to copper . Much more sturdy if you're not mounting the piping on a wall . Thanks for the kind post Dale .
  • I know !

    I know ! We're making leaps and strides into the 21st century . I even have the customer seriously considering outdoor reset - his walls are wrapped in baseboard , much more BB than the heatloss calls for . I very much appreciate your kind words Scott . That is what truly makes me try my best on every install .
  • Offset meaning upside down ?

    Actually that wasn't my 1st choice for the tank , but it worked out pretty good right there . I used to try my best to hang the tank down on every install . But over the years I've found that they last just as long in every position we find them in . After the last water logged tank fell out of my grip when it was hanging down , I always try to mount them in the up position .

    Thank you Constantin . I for one really enjoy your posts and comments .
  • The book said

    the shipping weight was 650 . Stripped down it felt around that . We had to stand it end to handtruck it down .

    Haha , you funny bastar. ! I'll never live that one down , huh ? Here's another funny one . I started purging the boiler and couldn't get any flow through the indirect . I'm thinking there's a kink in the garden hose or someone played a joke on us and stuffed a rag in the return of the boiler . Then I look at the circs..... the ones I installed . Yep , stupid me again - I put it in upside down . I was down there alone so I quick tried to change it . Not quick enough cause Kenny came down . I lied and said some solder dropped down in it . He took a good look and saw I messed up . Then the new kid Danny saw what happened . That's all he had to see - all he kept saying is " 19 years in the buisness and he puts a circ in upside down ! "

    Thanks very much Clammy .
  • It was

    I'd guess in the 600 lb range . Heavy boilers suck .
  • Thank you Al and DB

    Alot of room , but we were still very intimate with each other .......
  • Constantin
    Constantin Member Posts: 3,796
    Why not mount them \"upside-down\"?

    It shouldn't make a difference to the tank... does the OEM have any instructions telling you to do it one way or the other? The only reason I can think of that makes putting them in nipple-up perhaps a better choice is getting the air out and the water in.

    ... the offset comment referred to the fact that the tank is not exactly at the de-aerator, it preceeds it by a fitting instead of being part of it like I usually see here. Nothing wrong with that, just something I noticed.

    For the sake of comfort and his/her wallet, I hope your HO takes you up on your offer for OR. Thanks for the kind words and congrats again. With your attention to detail, efficiency, and personal attitude, you'll never lack work.
  • Joe@buderus
    Joe@buderus Member Posts: 165
    Nice work

    The before and after pictures tell it all. Nice install!
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