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Age of Boiler: Weil Mclain
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BrianW
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Hello, our daughter is looking at an older home in St Paul that has a
Weil McLain E-5-B Series 1 Boiler in the basement for heat. Curious how
old it is. The system is gravity feed. The pipes look to be in good
condition. Flue Gas readings after 20 minute warm up were as follows CO:
36ppm, CO2: 6.9%, O2: 8.6%, FT: 561.3F, Ex/A: 60.7%, Eff 77.2%.
Also, the house is a one and a half story, and there are no radiators in
the upper level. There is a small electric baseboard unit in one room
upstairs. The staircase isn't very large, and the insulation in this
1912 home is substandard. I'm wondering what it would take to heat the
upper level. Can a fin tube circuit be added to the gravity feed system
for this purpose, or are we limited to supplemental electric heat for
the upper level?
Thanks, Brian
Weil McLain E-5-B Series 1 Boiler in the basement for heat. Curious how
old it is. The system is gravity feed. The pipes look to be in good
condition. Flue Gas readings after 20 minute warm up were as follows CO:
36ppm, CO2: 6.9%, O2: 8.6%, FT: 561.3F, Ex/A: 60.7%, Eff 77.2%.
Also, the house is a one and a half story, and there are no radiators in
the upper level. There is a small electric baseboard unit in one room
upstairs. The staircase isn't very large, and the insulation in this
1912 home is substandard. I'm wondering what it would take to heat the
upper level. Can a fin tube circuit be added to the gravity feed system
for this purpose, or are we limited to supplemental electric heat for
the upper level?
Thanks, Brian
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