piping down right ?help

joewolf

can anyone tell me if this piping is right? the broliler is gsa 300 low pressure steam ,one pipe sistem

JStar

PipingN

No, not even close. At least it's not copper.

joewolf

piping down right ? help

thanks jstar , can you please tell me what kind of problem this wrong piping would cause? and would you draw a skit of a right piping.thanks in advance .JOE

SWEI

Read this for starters

http://www.comfort-calc.net/Steam_Piping_Donts.html

joewolf

hello, is there a device that could detect steam leaks .thanks in advance .JOE

Abracadabra

joewolf said:

hello, is there a device that could detect steam leaks .thanks in advance .JOE

I use an ear, an eye, and sometimes a mirror. I've heard of people throwing something into the water to make it smell so you could use your nose.

SWEI

Peppermint oil and (apparently) black pepper will work.

Steamhead

Here's the Williamson manual for these boilers. The piping diagram is on page 11. It only shows one riser to the header, but the steam takeoff point is between the riser and the equalizer:

http://www.williamson-thermoflo.com/en/assets/pdf/w-gsa_manual.pdf

joewolf

thanks to all guys