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Advise on my header before hooking up to the mains

ctjomac
ctjomac Member Posts: 52
in Strictly Steam
I finally pulled the 1953 monster out of our basement and began installing this Burnham MST396. I've read alot here abut drop headers and built my first one. I did NOT have as much fun as I thought I would, but the first attempt is near completion. There's probably still 1-2 weeks before I have to turn on the steam, so if this thing needs adjusted, PLEASE tell me so I can correct it~!. I guess my 2 main concerns are: The header slants from front towards the back about 1" while the boiler is level in all directions ....and : I thought I read somewhere on here (awhile back) that  there should be a certain space between the header Tees, but I can't find it now....will this be a noise r performance issue for me?

As always, Thanks so much for this site and the Great advise everyone puts forward.



Joe

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  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
    Nice!

    Where do you live? I'll hire you!
  • MikeyB
    MikeyB Member Posts: 696
    Header

    Nice work, I would add some hangers, (clevis or teardrop hangers for support) but other than that it looks real nice
  • Hap_Hazzard
    Hap_Hazzard Member Posts: 2,846
    Is this the thread you're looking for?

    http://www.heatinghelp.com/forum-thread/140318/Burnham-IN11-Header-Question



    Personally I would have put the union between the inlets and outlets. You always want the boiler risers to be close together and then the greatest separation between the boiler risers and main risers.
    Just another DIYer | King of Prussia, PA
    1983(?) Peerless G-561-W-S | 3" drop header, CG400-1090, VXT-24
  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,078
    Nice job.

    That should work out just fine! You can be proud of that work.
    gwgillplumbingandheating.com
    Serving Cleveland's eastern suburbs from Cleveland Heights down to Cuyahoga Falls.

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,380
    Agreed

    that drop header would do any of us proud.



    I can see you didn't have much room to put a longer nipple in the header between the boiler risers and the steam main connections, but your use of full-size nipples at the steam main takeoffs and bell reducers above should keep the velocity down to where you shouldn't have a problem.



    And you did it on the first try- GREAT!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,550
    Well...

    Ya done good, pilgrim. :)
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • The Steam Whisperer (Formerly Boilerpro)
    The Steam Whisperer (Formerly Boilerpro) Member Posts: 834
    Nice Job.....

    That would be the best header on a steam boiler in all of Chicago, from what I've seen!  BTW   those dimensions you were wondering about....a miniumum of twice the header diameter between each takeoff and between the last take off and the drip and 3 times the diameter between the last boiler riser connection and the first supply take off.  However, as Steamhead said, keeping the take offs full size will help prevent water on the bottom of the header from lifting into the takeoffs.

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  • fixitguy
    fixitguy Member Posts: 94
    Drop headers rock

    Looks nice. Sure is a lot of work, and manly work at that. Welcome to the ranks of dead men who refuse to die.
  • fixitguy
    fixitguy Member Posts: 94
    Drop headers rock

    Looks nice. Sure is a lot of work, and manly work at that. Welcome to the ranks of dead men who refuse to die.
  • Toymotorhead
    Toymotorhead Member Posts: 54
    Y Fitting

    I gotta ask, what is the Y fitting in the middle of the vertical equalizer for?

    Thanks

    Richard.

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  • crash2009
    crash2009 Member Posts: 1,484
    It looks like the Y

     will become the top of The Hartford Loop.  And an isolation valve.  Nice touch.
  • Dave in QCA
    Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
    Y is the preferred Hartford connection

    Most companies currently specify a close nipple at the Hartford connection.  Some still include the option of using a Y fitting at that same point.  In the past the Y fitting was the preferred method.  I don't know why things drifted away, perhaps the difficulty in finding Y fittings?
    Dave in Quad Cities, America
    Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
    System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
    Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
    http://grandviewdavenport.com
  • Hap_Hazzard
    Hap_Hazzard Member Posts: 2,846
    I give up.

    Y is it? :-)
    Just another DIYer | King of Prussia, PA
    1983(?) Peerless G-561-W-S | 3" drop header, CG400-1090, VXT-24
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