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American Standard boiler

Bryan_16
Bryan_16 Member Posts: 262
in THE MAIN WALL
chamber. I have an entire boiler you can have. All you have to do is haul it out of the customers basement. Bryan

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  • targetman
    targetman Member Posts: 105
    American Standard boiler

    Is it possible to get a replacement combustion chamber for this relic?
  • Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien Member Posts: 3,562
    You

    can put a bathtub in or build one out of firebrick.But why?

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  • kpc_41
    kpc_41 Member Posts: 7
    really..

    w./ energy costs the way they seem to be going that should be replaced...soon, very soon
  • mtfallsmikey
    mtfallsmikey Member Posts: 765
    As I remember

    Those Arcoliners had brick in them. I have several of the A/S logos from these.
  • Dick Charland
    Dick Charland Member Posts: 178


    Unfortunately, this is not an Arcoliner, but an A/S Severn which has a dry base. I'd think twice before building a box with brick and don't recommend backfilled quickies.
  • targetman
    targetman Member Posts: 105


    Yes ****, it is an A/S Severn. What does Severn mean? The homeowner does not have the funds to replace the boiler.
  • mtfallsmikey
    mtfallsmikey Member Posts: 765
    Ahh...yes, the Severn

    It was just a model name....that was a massive BF on my part.
  • Bryan_16
    Bryan_16 Member Posts: 262
    funds

    If you put a pencil to it, it is hard to justify feeding the beast fuel oil. A new boiler will lower energy costs and pay for itself over time. MHO, Bryan
  • mtfallsmikey
    mtfallsmikey Member Posts: 765
    Sometimes we miss the point

    Todd said it all...The HO, for whatever reason, does not have the funds available to replace. Yes, a new boiler would pay for itself quickly. It's a PITA to patch/fix/hope it lasts, but that is today's economic reality for some folks. I did the same thing for some needy customers in previous recessions. When times get better, hopefully the HO will give Todd first shot at a replacement. Most of them remember who helped them through the hard times. Not a sermon--just a thought.
  • Bryan_16
    Bryan_16 Member Posts: 262
    I understand

    what you are saying, I'm thinking long term. It will never get better only worse, then what? Bryan
  • mtfallsmikey
    mtfallsmikey Member Posts: 765
    And I understand

    Your thoughts, Bryan. I'm sure Todd has pointed this out to the HO...you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink! Dad always taught me ,at least in an honest situation, to put myself in the HO's shoes, which is a basic business concept that seems to have gotten lost over the years. What if the HO is strapped for cash, has little/no credit available to them, and is unsure about their job status? Or retired, struggling to get by on SS alone? If that were you, what would you do? I've patched up more junk in my life than some here on the Wall will ever see. And in a lot of cases,when the customer recovered financially, they called me back to replace the equipment I had kept going for them. As I said before, most people remember who helped them out of a jam. And it becomes a special breed of pleasure to finally get to demo said equipment! For some, if not most contractors, this will become a way of life until the economy straightens out. Those of you who are 50+ like me know what I mean..been there, done that. And if you do sell some new replacement equipment, it may not be of the Viesmann/Buderus ilk with all of the bells and whistles. Now on the flip side, if someone has the money, and is too cheap to buy a new boiler, you could always declare it unsafe to operate and walk away. I can regale all of you for hours with those kinds of stories.
  • Bryan_16
    Bryan_16 Member Posts: 262
    Time out!

    Mike, I was with you until the second to last sentence. Unsafe is unsafe, no matter how much money the customer has. I have also patched stuff up in times of emergency. I see it from this stand point-how can you afford to put fuel in the tank and not afford to replace. I am doing change outs where the pay back is 2 years or less. Often times the cost is less than a season's worth of fuel. Bryan
  • mtfallsmikey
    mtfallsmikey Member Posts: 765
    It can be rewritten

    You have the option of walking away, if indeed it is unsafe, regardless of the customer's financial situation, which I have done more than once. Doesn't matter how quick the payback is, if the customer does not have the money to replace,it doesn't get replaced...unless YOU finance it!
  • Matthew Grallert
    Matthew Grallert Member Posts: 109


    Your boiler will except a new chamber you can make one with fire brick Expensive or you can get a Lynn product call Wet Pack blanket or a comonation of both. Look up Lynn They make all kinds of glass fiber material. You really should have a tech do it so the size is right. And plan on a new boiler, there is not enough to go around. Good Luck
    Peace
    Matthew
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