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Only one pipe on the riser?

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Daniel Cayea
Daniel Cayea Member Posts: 17
in Strictly Steam
I was just watching Dan's video on how piping should be done on a steam boiler, and after going back downstairs just to look again, only one pipe comes up out of the top of the boiler, instead of two like in the video. Should there be two or is one enough?



I don't have my camera ready, since I know pictures work better. So I used my webcam to capture the best pictures I could.

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  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,479
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    It depends

    on the size and configuration of your boiler. the installation manual has a piping digram that shows the options for the various models within a product line. Smaller boilers often only have a single riser, as the number of boiler sections increase the manufacturer will specify two takeoffs at some point.



    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
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