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Lead castings on supply/return lines

scrook_2
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he was trying to damp vibration of the line from something (the circ?). Odd.
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Lead casting on supply and return lines of boiler
Has anyone see or heard of putting lead casting on the supply and return lines of a boiler? I bought this house a couple years, the previous owner was the old steam guru from the local hospital. I have since replaced this boiler but I've always wondered why he would have put these on. My best guess is to dampen pump vibration.0 -
Magnets
My guess is that they are magnets which some use on water based systems for corrosion protection.
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They were definitely made of lead. I took them to the metal recycling yard myself. They paid me $0.07 per pound. I think there was about 70 pounds in all. Notice the u-bolt and metal bracket just above the casting.0 -
Precious lead scrap. Well, copper is, too, etc.
Kirk, I hope they gave you $0.70/pound for scrap lead. I was glad, a few years ago, to find 400 pounds at $1/lb to melt down for a pivoting mast counterweight. Seems it is even costlier now.0 -
They called it Dirty Lead since it surrounded copper pipe. I was just happy to get it recycled and off my hands. I got a good amount for the copper though.0
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