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Original Boiler - 1919

Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,214
in THE MAIN WALL
and still running.  A "Universal Water Heater", manufactured by the Rotary Manufacturing Company out of Los Angeles, CA.



I've never seen this manufacturer before.  This one serves a 6-unit apartment building in Oakland and we will be replacing it with a Prestige Solo 175.
8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,385
    Rotary doesn't appear

    in Beacon or Hydronic Rating Handbook- it may have been a small company that only sold boilers in that area. Must be a heck of a burner head in there- did you check it for CO by any chance?
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  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    Love those old boilers

    Can you read the "notice to fitter" part of the mfg's plate? It's hopefully good advice.-- NBC
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    edited August 2012
    Whoops

  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    edited August 2012
    Whoops 1

  • MikeyB
    MikeyB Member Posts: 696
    Nameplate

    It looks like it says "Use not less than  (Size of pipe?) Inch flow & Return"
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,214
    I'll check

    the CO and fine print when I go back.



    Both the supply and return tappings are 2"; one supply and two returns.  There is a return manifold at the bottom of the boiler that looks like a twin ell.
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,600
    Nice find!

    I looked in Pape-Swift, the Hydronic Rating Handbook, my files and old books and couldn't find this one. It's remarkable how long it lasted. Thanks for sharing, Alan. 
    Retired and loving it.
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