drop header on a steam boiler replacement

Mike Miller_2

Here are some pics of the boiler I just did

Steamhead

If that's your first try

you didn't do too badly. 3-inch all the way, looks like.



The problem is that bullheaded tee at the end of the riser. Water in the header will slam against it and get carried into the system with the steam. You want the run of that tee horizontal, the steam main coming out of the bull, then a 3" nipple and a reducing 90 to go down to your equalizer. Then the water has no place to go except down the equalizer.



With those unions, the upgrade should be fairly painless.

Mike Miller_2

Damn Just when I was Feeling Smug

Thanks Steamhead, I am pretty sure Holohan's book says something about putting in tees in a bullhead placement, i.e. not to! But I guess I was too busy being clever elsewhere.

Gordo

Don't Beat Yourself Up

Other than that tee, a really minor thing, that's some mighty fine steam-work.



Well done, sir.