Mega Steam

Dan Foley

We installed this Burnham Mega Steam last fall.  It replaced on old Kewanee steel boiler that had been out of commission for a few years.  The owner was using a wood stove to heat this side of the house. 



The other wing of the house had an identical Kewanee that we replaced with a V-8 several years ago (Mega Steam was not available then). 



Here is a link to details of this project:



<a href="http://www.foleymechanical.com/2012/03/27/steam-boilers-restoring-an-italianate-farmhouses-steam-heating-system-in-thurmont-maryland/">http://www.foleymechanical.com/2012/03/27/steam-boilers-restoring-an-italianate-farmhouses-steam-heating-system-in-thurmont-maryland/</a>



- DF

Steamhead

Looking Good!

so was the Kewanee's burner mounted at the rear, like some old Nationals were?

David Sutton_6

Nice !

Looks real sharpe Dan !

Something about a drop header you gotta love it.



Just wondering why the tankless coil and not a inderct?



David

aka DrPepper

Dan Foley

Burner

Yes, the burner was on the back of the boiler. 



- DF

Dan Foley

Aqua-Booster

Thanks for the comments, David.  The tankless coil is used as an aqua-bosster during the winter feeding an an electric wtare heater.  The boiler is shut off in the summer and the electric tank provides DHW.  I agree that an indirect would have been the better choice.



- DF

tim smith

Re: Mega steam

Real nice looking job Dan. Have you talked to Burnham lately if they will ever consider testing megasteam with gas burner?? 

Paul Rohrs_14

Nice and Clean Install

You do your industry proud Dan.



"Almost" makes me wish Lochinvar made Steamers.   Of course, any of our water boilers can instantly be "turned into" a steam boiler if....misapplied.    That would then mean we would need a manual about the aerodynamics as it flies thru the air...



Best,



Paul

Mark Eatherton

What I'd really LOVE to see...

I think it wold be fantastic to take a Burnham Megasteamer boiler, and drop it in the middle of Lochinvars gas lab, and let your technicians retrofit one of your burner/smart controls on it and run it based on the corelating temperature/pressures of steam, allowing full modulation and see what kind of efficiency could be seen.



I know it would make a lot of people here real happy. I still don't understand WHY Burnham hasn't done this already...



Opportunity only knocks once...



ME

Paul Pollets

Feeder

Dan, how do you feed water into the boiler? Do you use the #67MM? Do you instruct the owner to blow down the appliance?

Dan Foley

Feeder

Hi Paul,



There is no automatic feeder.  The boiler is manually fed.  No #67 on this one.  The boiler came with a Hydro-Level probe style LWCO mounted on the front of the boiler. 



- DF

Steamhead

'I still don't understand WHY Burnham hasn't done this already'

I never get the same answer twice when I ask.... apparently someone at Burnham just doesn't want to, and is in a position to block it.

meplumber

Funny Paul.

I actually saw one of your Mod/Cons rocking and rolling due to misapplication yesterday.  It was a 501.  Scares the hell out of you for a few seconds.



Nice work Dan.

Ron Jr._3

Beautiful install Dan !

Really nice pipework ! Do you have the nips on hand or thread them at the site ? Been begging for a power hand threader for years ............ 

Dan Foley

Pipe

Hi Ron,



I try to order cut nipples for our steam jobs as it speeds up the work.  We invariably will still have to cut a few pieces so I still send the Ridgid 300 to the job. 



We have a handheld "mule" but it struggles with anything over 1-14" .



- DF

Dan Foley

Burner

Here is a view of the old boiler showing the burner.



- DF