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RonWHC

Great attention to detail. Does the price break for #6 (@ 125 HP) make up for what's involved to make it burnable?

Was that a Petro Rotary? Are parts still available?

FRANK_24

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Here are some before and after pics of my latest "lowest bidder wins" job. A NYS Weatherization replacement. This is a 125 H.P. steamer burning #6 oil.

Bill W@Honeywell

WOW!

Way to go, Frank! That is a sweet looking job. Nice to see some commercial stuff here; thats got to be the cleanest 6 oil job I've ever seen. Back in the day, you had to heat that stuff to 100 degrees just to make it pumpable, then pre-heat it to 300 degrees, then blast it into the burner. HOT fire, though. The fire shot looks good, too, nice golden yellow. Good stuff!

bob young

nice classy job. love the kindorf stand

tim smith

Is that an old Ray rotary

Nice looking job! Love to see a well done boiler room. Tim

FRANK_24

answers

This was indeed a rotary burner, a Petro I believe. But I seldom pay attention to equipment that has been neglected as this was. Matter of fact, the whole boiler room was negelected. When we started to drain down the old boiler, there was more water on the floor than in the drain pit because of all the holes in the drain manifold. The walls were painted with grease and the floor was #6 and dryzall. The lighting was like a dark movie theater. Great working conditions. The owners have other buildings that burn #6 also, so they wanted to stay with 6. Considering the cost of the HE, piping, fittings and labor, it will be a while before they see a return on the investment, but they're in it for the long haul. I wanted to keep the equipment servicable for the future mechanics so the transfer pump went off the floor and the pr valves are right where you can get at 'em. BTW the owners, father & son sharks, asked me to look at another building that needed burner violations taken care of, but they balked at my service charge. What else is new???

oil-2-4-6-gas

oh how that picture of the old reminds of , hhhmmmm everyday ,that is an old Petro 1 of the better rotaries , the shame of it is the place this went into will probably maintain it for a year 2 tops then you will have oil hand prints on a lot of the insulation,the sidearm circulators will not be lubed,oil heaters will be cooked by personnel who don't know how to shut of the heaters Before turning off the pumps to clean the strainers, oil leaks will become puddles ///////////////any way nice install

EBEBRATT-Ed

Old PETRO rotary. With a wind Box no less! Boy, does that bring back memories! Some good . Some bad.

They wouldnt build a very good fire but were dependable. Looks like a lot of non Petro parts were added to keep this baby running. Parts not available anymore unless you find someone with leftover stuff. The Petro WO belt drive burners were a lot better (faster cup). Very little #4 or #6 around here anymore. Used to be alll #4 & #6 when I started.

Nice job Frankie!

Do you like the IC model D on #6 oil??.

Anyone still using the Preferred rotary for #6 oil??

I am assuming the fire is from the Petro??
Ed