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Wall of Shame

Robert O'Connor_12
Robert O'Connor_12 Member Posts: 728
in THE MAIN WALL
Got a call on a leaking boiler. As it turns out, only the flange was leaking on a circulator. The boiler is only 2 years old and the guy who installed it switched the supply & returns so purging was impossible unless I added a purge station.
There are no words to describe what everything looked like here. It was downright painful to look at.

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  • Robert O'Connor_12
    Robert O'Connor_12 Member Posts: 728
    The water heater on the right (with the upside down circulator) pulls double duty as both domestic and baseboard heating. The domestic hot water tees right off the baseboard and serves the kitchen & lavatories. As my teen says.....OMG!
  • Harvey Ramer
    Harvey Ramer Member Posts: 2,261
    That is ugly looking for sure!
  • AlCorelliNY
    AlCorelliNY Member Posts: 63
    Just back slowly out of the boiler room....
    Al Corelli

  • Abracadabra
    Abracadabra Member Posts: 1,948
    holy crap... it's a spaghetti monster
  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    All you need is curly from the three stooges in the middle of all that piping.......yuk yuk hey Moe where's my pipe wrench.
    Ironman
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,840
    Couldn't resist.

    2014 Weil Mclain EG-40
    EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Boiler Control
    Boiler pictures updated 2/21/15
  • Rich_49
    Rich_49 Member Posts: 2,769
    Shhh , don't wake it up !
    You didn't get what you didn't pay for and it will never be what you thought it would .
    Langans Plumbing & Heating LLC
    732-751-1560
    Serving most of New Jersey, Eastern Pa .
    Consultation, Design & Installation anywhere
    Rich McGrath 732-581-3833
  • Snowmelt
    Snowmelt Member Posts: 1,425
    Dam that was wild, let's ank Dan if he can get a hall of shame & fame like on hvaç talk
    icesailor
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
    What. A. Mess.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • Tinman
    Tinman Member Posts: 2,808
    Looks like one of those Jumbo Gyms the kids play on at the neighborhood park. I've seen worse but not by much. I actually love the guys who do work like this. It makes my job SO much easier. Not because they continue to lower the bar, but that they give me the opportunity to raise it.
    Steve Minnich
  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    Question for Bob. How did you even get to the boiler??

    Selfie would have been a nice added touch upon setting eyes on that mess.
  • Steve_210
    Steve_210 Member Posts: 647
    Same old story guy was probably the cheapest price.
    Customer probably had no idea.
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    Ah come on. The guy had to be a genius. Anyone that could keep track of where everything went, has to be a piping Picasso. That's modern art in its finest form.

    It probably took years to create that masterpiece.

    Some here just don't appreciate quality modern art. Not every artist uses a brush. There are different artistic mediums. That person happens to use copper tubing and a torch.
    Robert O'Connor_12
  • SlamDunk
    SlamDunk Member Posts: 1,670
    Is that the mechanical room in the Borg?
    KC_Jones
  • RobG
    RobG Member Posts: 1,850
    edited February 2015
    It could be and M.C. Escher work of art!

    https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwhlEvQSWBiVG-ok7-4Fp7eUhmfO_ZWZK2EwVIv2JPNln5Ff_b
    Robert O'Connor_12
  • Docfletcher
    Docfletcher Member Posts: 487
    Looks good to me... What's wrong with it?

    (Chuckle)
    icesailor
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    Give the guy a break; all he had was a box of elbows and a bunch of short pipes.

    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
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    It must be functional. What else could it be?
  • Weezbo
    Weezbo Member Posts: 6,232
    edited February 2015
    Wow!
    Well, the red boiler switch is safe back there. lol...

    *~//: )
  • Paul48
    Paul48 Member Posts: 4,469
    Imagine....Four pipes leave that room...lol
  • Robert O'Connor_12
    Robert O'Connor_12 Member Posts: 728
    It is a site to behold!
  • Tom_133
    Tom_133 Member Posts: 910
    This is one I walked into the other day. Not one thing on it was done correctly, not even one. Its a Rinnai E75C and this poor widow had not had one hot shower in 3 years. On top of that she had to empty the bucket from the relief valve everyday!!

    Click on pic files and open in separate window to see them correctly



    Tom
    Montpelier Vt

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