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Dunkirk Boilers for steam

Gene_3
Gene_3 Member Posts: 289
I would like to ask for opinions on Dunkirk boilers for steam, I have not installed one since, well at least 20 years so I am not familiar with them now, I'm sure they've changed. I feel the Weil McLain or Peerless is better for steam.

Thanks ahead

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  • Gene_3
    Gene_3 Member Posts: 289
    gee thanks

    for all the responses, or........... is no one putting any in.
  • Constantin
    Constantin Member Posts: 3,796
    Hope this helps...

    ... I don't know if you tried a search yet, but here are a couple of threads that may help you further. In the first thread, Boilerpro reports that he has several Dunkirks under his watch. In the second thread, John states he preferred Dunkirks for all his steaming jobs. In the third thread, Alan also likes Dunkirk. You may want to contact any of them directly...
  • Al Gregory
    Al Gregory Member Posts: 260


    Alot of Dunkirks leaking water above the water line I was told when I asked about them. Yeah I know their are reasons that it is happening but there are others out there that are not leaking
  • Al Corelli
    Al Corelli Member Posts: 454


    You'll find boilers from all manufacturers will leak from above the water line under the right conditions. Many of those conditions have absolutely nothing to do with the brand of the boiler. Some guys see an abundance of one brand of boiler that "fails" in their area. Well, maybe that is because the local supply house sells THAT brand of boiler, and has for 50 years. So there would be a concentration of that brand there. The local installers then inadvertently give that brand a bad name. I've been guilty of this in the past. No more.

    Use the boiler that has the tappings in the right spot for the jobsite.
  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,078
    we used to use dunkirks,

    and they were a nice boiler..big tappings which i like,,we just did'nt like the poor fit of the sheetmetal..but boiler wise they are fine..

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  • Al Gregory
    Al Gregory Member Posts: 260


    They are actually not very abundant around here. The few we do see were installed by Sears Roebuck .
  • Boilerpro_3
    Boilerpro_3 Member Posts: 1,231
    Been pretty busy

    I suspect they have not changed much. I came across a 25 year old residential Pennco and it looks just like the current Dunkirks, with updated burners. I wish they would use large internal top nipples on these models, but they work well when piped properly. Also, the D-247, with two big 4 inch tappings and big internal top nipples. makes nice steam, especially on the little ones I've installed 300,000, 400,000, 500,000 inputs. I've also been told that these have been pretty much the same for a very long time.

    Boilerpro
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,600
    System leaks

    and fresh feed water. That's the only thing I know that will cause this problem. It can happen to any steam boiler.
    Retired and loving it.
  • jeff_51
    jeff_51 Member Posts: 545
    used em all the time when I was in the southern tier

    but that was ten years ago, They were all we used and never had any trouble with them
  • greg_7
    greg_7 Member Posts: 71


    We got one in the club. Works fine and steams well. No problems at all. They put alot of them in up here in the Buffalo area.
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