Hartford Loop?

Michaelynn

Despite the manufactures recommended piping inclusive of the traditional Hartford loop, is it acceptable to eliminate this when there is a boiler feed pump? Why?

Jamie Hall

One is inclined to wonder

what happens if the check valve on the feed pump fails and there is no Hartford loop...



but maybe I worry too much.

Michaelynn

Hartford Loop?

Hi Jamie,

Thanks for the response. Of all the viewers, you appear to be the lone responder. We,ve communicated in the past. My answer to you would we to install a tee in the boiler feed tanks vent line. This way both LWCO's and the check valve would all have to fail before water would attempt to crawl out of the boiler.

Mike

Jamie Hall

Sounds

like it might well work..

JStar

Loop

Feeding a pumped condensate return into a Hartford Loop can actually cause hammering and turbulence. You're better off sending it right into the boiler.

gennady

drip

You will still need a drip for the header

Ron Jr._3

Exactly !

Those pumps shoot water back so fast that it travels up the equalizer and hits steam .  We install the HL anyway , as per manufacturer's specs  ..........  Can't risk the liability .

DanHolohan

I would

Leave the header drip, which isn't an equalizer in this case, and I would pump into the bottom of that for the reason Ron mentions. That's the best way to keep returning condensate from bouncing up into the header and making the steam wet.



If the receiver vent is higher than the boiler waterline it will serve as a sort of Hartford Loop should the check valve fail. 

vaporvac

That helps explain a nagging ?

Thanks folks for that explanation. It helps explain why Slantfin doesn't recommend a HL when using a feed pump on their TR50s. Fortunately, they said I don't need that, but I have often wondered why it wasn't used.

jumper

matter of room

In bigger buildings with bigger boiler rooms there can be an elevated condensate receiver so that there is no loop. Those situations call for condensate transfer pump instead of feed pump.