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Saving a Burnham IN-9 at the Historic Warnebold House

Dave in QCA
Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
edited December 2015 in Strictly Steam
About a year ago, friends purchased a great old home in Davenport, IA. It was built in 1881 and has 98% of the original pipe tube radiators. It is piped up in a 2-pipe Vented arrangement, knuckleheaded to no end, but that is a subject for a later post.

This post will deal with the boiler that the previous homeowner installed a few months before the sale. As is usually the case, the installer meant well, but missed the mark entirely; not even a Hartford loop. How many ways is the boiler piped wrong? Can you count the ways?
Dave in Quad Cities, America
Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
http://grandviewdavenport.com

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  • Dave in QCA
    Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
    Ben to the Rescue!!

    Friend and great steam fitter, Ben, of J. L. Brady, Co. arrived on Tuesday to repipe the boiler the way it should be. Note the great drop header! It should produce excellent dry steam. While he was at it, he installed the proper skim port, separated the building mains that were stilled combined by leftover piping from a previous boiler.
    Now.... time to focus on repiping the returns, drips, and correcting the venting.
    Another Great Job Ben!
    Dave in Quad Cities, America
    Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
    System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
    Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
    http://grandviewdavenport.com
    KC_Jones
  • Dave0176
    Dave0176 Member Posts: 1,178
    Very nice!!
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    Dave in QCA
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,317
    Looking good- can't wait to see the rest of the system!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
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    Dave in QCA
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    It looks Great!
    Dave in QCA

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