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Richard J.
Richard J. Member Posts: 2
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Installed a Weil Mclain steam boiler #sgo-4.After instillation of new boiler had problem with water spiting from 1/1/4insteam base board.to remedy problem i have boiled boiler fo mor then 20 hr.I changed house vent,vent at base board. Down fired boiler to .85*80b.I have changed pressure tro at request of manufacture.Checked pitch on pipe,added swing joint.Had reps come out to job sight no answers. Was told to raise vent at base board 12 inched and still having problem. could use any help. Thank You.

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  • Richard J.
    Richard J. Member Posts: 2
    New steam boiler

    Installed a Weil Mclain steam boiler #sgo-4.After instillation of new boiler had problem with water spiting from 1/1/4insteam base board.to remedy problem i have boiled boiler fo mor then 20 hr.I changed house vent,vent at base board. Down fired boiler to .85*80b.I have changed pressure tro at request of manufacture.Checked pitch on pipe,added swing joint.Had reps come out to job sight no answers. Was told to raise vent at base board 12 inched and still having problem. could use any help. Thank You.
  • ed wallace
    ed wallace Member Posts: 1,613
    steam problem

    how did you size the boiler? can you post pictures ? had a similair problem on a boiler 2 yrs ago manufacturer rep wasnt very helpfl
  • tommyoil
    tommyoil Member Posts: 612
    How long

    is the baseboard element?
  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
    And

    is it connected to the system with one pipe or two?

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