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Wil Mclain SGO installation gone bad ?

USA498
USA498 Member Posts: 45
in Strictly Steam
So, I was staying at my parent’s house who had a Weil- McClain boiler installed a couple of years ago and was shocked at the noise it was making. An old percolating coffee pot and a ball peen hammer come to mind. Anyhow here are some pictures of the install. I noticed immediately that the 2nd riser was capped? I also don't see any sort of header. All radiators get hot (14 radiators 3 story house ). Did my parents get taken to the cleaners on this install?

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  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
    Steam

    Oh boy. That is incorrect in all sorts of ways. I bet the fuel bills are prettyhigh, too.
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,495
    They did not follow the manual

    If they have the installation manual that was left after the job, look at the piping diagram and compare it to what was done. That was not done anywhere near the way it should have been.



    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
  • pipeking
    pipeking Member Posts: 252
    the fuel line

     is that some sort of homemade hack tiger loop?
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,314
    Here's one example of an SGO done right

    even if I say so myself ;-)  :



    http://www.heatinghelp.com/forum-thread/141630/Weil-McLain-SGO-8-with-Carlin-201Gas



    This one is an SGO-8, what size is your parents'?
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • USA498
    USA498 Member Posts: 45
    I'll get some more pictures

    It seems there was at one time two loops but the knuckleheads connected them together and capped part of it. Surprisingly the system does get all radiators hot and pretty fast but the racket is awful.
  • USA498
    USA498 Member Posts: 45
    edited February 2013
    ?

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