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Before/After Steam

Dan Foley
Dan Foley Member Posts: 1,265
in THE MAIN WALL
Poppy and Brian knocked this one out earlier this week. A one pipe system with a 45-year old American Standard gas boiler.

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  • Dan Foley
    Dan Foley Member Posts: 1,265
    After. We replaced it with a Crown Bermuda.
  • Dan Foley
    Dan Foley Member Posts: 1,265
    After
    SWEIMark EathertonChrisJ
  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,440
    Out of curiosity, what's the nipple coming (vertically) before the relief valve. Is it a chemical adding station?
  • Dan Foley
    Dan Foley Member Posts: 1,265
    You are correct. It is for chemicals.

    - DF
    ChrisJ
  • John Mills_5
    John Mills_5 Member Posts: 952
    Beautiful!
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,601
    Superb, Dan. Thanks for sharing.
    Retired and loving it.
  • NYplumber
    NYplumber Member Posts: 503
    Nice install Dan. I am curious about the cement work. How do you pour a cement slab on a retrofit job and not waste time waiting for it to dry? After all the customer needs heat.
    :NYplumber:
  • Dan Foley
    Dan Foley Member Posts: 1,265
    We use quick-set cement and pour the housekeeping pad immediately after demo. The boiler is piped to the side while it sets up.

    By afternoon, we can set the boiler on the pad and continue piping. The second day is for trim out, controls, wiring and cleaning/skimming. I figure two days for a change-out and price accordingly.

    We got lucky on this one - the weather was mild and the house had a heat pump system in an addition to provide residual heat.
    SWEIjonny88
  • NYplumber
    NYplumber Member Posts: 503
    Thanks for the info Dan
    :NYplumber:

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