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Old Stuff in Kansas City

Steamhead (in transit)
Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
in THE MAIN WALL
could you tell if it was "homemade"?

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  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21
    Someone told me you guys might like this

  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21
    and this

  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21
    and of course this

  • Constantin
    Constantin Member Posts: 3,796
    Wow...

    ... and it's all still working? Perhaps you can take some more pictures of the water heater and send them to Larry Weingarten? I am sure he would appreciate them!

    The big boiler is impressive, to say the least. Reminds me of Mike Mulligan and his steam engine. Thanks for sharing!
  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21


    This is one I worked on today. I have never seen another like it around here
  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21


    The original cover for the firebox is behind this Capitol Red Cap boiler and the previously used oil burner is sitting next to it....still connected to the oil line.
  • Rich P.
    Rich P. Member Posts: 60
    lo pressure

    I think that is a lo pressure oil burner, the kind my old boss talks about. "You could burn straight motor oil and
    still have a decent flame" pretty cool!!
    Still connected to the fuel line, wow.
    Are you ripping it out:( Well I'm sure they will save some fuel gas or oil..
    Nice pic's I love the old stuff
    thanks
    Rich P.
  • Keith_8
    Keith_8 Member Posts: 399
    Museum Pieces

    James,

    Thanks for sharing! Truly the Beast's of the Basement.

    The jacketed boiler should be in a museum.

    Keith
  • Wethead7
    Wethead7 Member Posts: 170
    capitol

    We are removing two of those this week. A different customer wants thier unit left connected to the heating system for wood disposal. That customer has large amounts of waste wood.

    I am not far from KC where is the city are these at??

    Mike
  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
    Might be an old Petro or Electrol burner

    but it's not low-pressure. That's an old Tuthill or Waltham pump with attached regulation devices and external bypass, from the days before they packaged everything into one piece and called it a "fuel unit".

    JM, curiousity is killing us on that oil burner! Do you remember what brand it was?
  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21
    Sorry, I don't remember the brand of the oil burner, but here

    > We are removing two of those this week. A

    > different wants it left connected to the heating

    > system for wood disposal. That customer has large

    > amounts of waste wood.

    >

    > I am not far from KC

    > where is the city are these at??

    >

    > Mike



  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21
    Sorry, I don't remember the brand of the oil burner, but here

    are a few more
  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21


    how about this beauty?
  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21


    Here is the header for the previous boiler. It is a 2 pipe system with OE return elbows. Creative piping
  • James mo
    James mo Member Posts: 21


    This one was great. It had 1/2" pipe situated at 45 degree angles in 4 rows of about 12 pipes for burners. It lit off with authority off that one small pilot burner
  • Dave Stroman
    Dave Stroman Member Posts: 765


    Here is one you might enjoy.

    Dave in Denver

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
    That's either a later

    American Radiator Co gas boiler or an early American-Standard. Depends on whether it was made before or after the merger.
  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
    I think

    Dunkirk made that Sears boiler.
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