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Hot pipes in the summer

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Clarryfy
Clarryfy Member Posts: 1
in Strictly Steam
Convert from oil to gas, installed a new Burnham steam boiler and hot water heater in basement. Have noticed pipes running away from boiler HOT at several times this summer; when heating not in use. Are they hot because more hot water was needed? Are they suppose to get hot - yearround- when heating the hot water tank? I don't recall with oil boiler the pipes hot - probably because the old water tank was electric, right? A few times this summer I even noticed the radiators hot? and it was 90-degrees outside (themostat didn't indicated the heat was one either). Is all this expected with new gas steam boiler?

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  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
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    Steam

    Something is not right. Is the boiler supplying the hot water? Do you have any pictures of the boiler and nearby piping?
  • Rod
    Rod Posts: 2,067
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    Too much Heat

    Hi - You might want to add a bit more water to your steam boiler, just enough to make sure the hot water coil in the boiler is covered.  It shouldn't be more than about 1 inch above the normal steam water line

    As JStar mentioned, post some pictures of the steam boiler and the hot water boiler and the connecting piping between them  Also a photo of the aquastat.and its location would be helpful

    -Rod
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