Kickstart THIS!

Eastman

I'm curious to hear what other ideas people would consider supporting via crowd funding. Smart vents that ensure balance? Variable EDR radiator valves? ???



What's missing from modern steam?

Eastman

The alternatives

are quite expensive?

Joe V_2

what's missing from modern steam?

Knowledge, of course! that's why we come here.



actually, I believe steam has plateued because the market is shrinking. A 90%+ efficient boiler maybe?

ChrisJ

Fix that

How can you make the market grow?

How can you make a steam system that will compete with other cheaper systems?



You would think a system with almost no moving parts, no pumps, no fans, could be made to be cheaper then forced hot air, some how.



I'm all for an outdoor reset for systems like mine.

JStar

ODR

Mark, I think we have a great candidate in ChrisJ for a launch prototype! He lives a few towns over from me, so callbacks won't be brutal.

ChrisJ

Absolutely

I'd be glad to be a test subject if the opportunity ever presents it self.

nicholas bonham-carter

I'm ready

Also, could your control system be adapted to a hot water boiler, for a wider audience?--NBC

Steamhead

Here's one possibility

http://www.heatinghelp.com/forum-thread/131555/New-steam-mini-tube-system-installed-in-my-own-house-Iron-Fireman-style

Joe V_2

well that microsteam system certainly sounds intriguing

I dont know how I missed that thread.

gerry gill

a code approved

millivolt gas valve would be nice..steam boilers could be rated at higher efficiency i would think if they also used no electricity.

gerry gill

The return of the

Hoffman #10 main vent would also be nice..the only thing venting faster than that was an open 1/2'' pipe.

Eastman

3/4 inch mains

I'm looking back through the SelectTemp brochures. The technology seems so relevant to today. Is there a design/install manual out there somewhere?

Gordo

Things I'd Like to See With Steam

1) Hi-Lo firing in all size models.

2) Accurate low pressure transducers in place of pressuretrols or even Vaporstats with direct digital read-outs of actual system pressures.

3) A high temperature sensor in the flue gas stream to shut down boiler to prevent dry-firing in the event of LWCO failure.

4) Sightglasses with ALL brass components and proper blow-down valves.

5) A main vent with twice the venting as a Gorton #2.

6) An affordable single pipe steam TRV.

7) 3 small tube cast iron radiators made in the USA.

8) Affordable firing cycle/outdoor reset t-stat (as others have said above)

9) Add an O2 sensor in the flue gas stream, combine with the temperature sensor above add a processor (from an I-phone app) and get real time combustion efficiency...



*sigh*

Dream on, I guess.