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JPL941
JPL941 Member Posts: 51
edited August 2023 in Strictly Steam
Hello

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,314
    Well, for starters, the boiler is piped totally wrong. Look at the piping diagram in the instruction manual and you'll see the difference. Improper piping can cause water to leave the boiler along with the steam.

    Not sure if the air trap still has a vacuum check on it- if so, remove it, since this can cause water to not drain back as it should.

    You need a Steam Man. Where are you located?
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  • JPL941
    JPL941 Member Posts: 51
    edited August 2023

    Thanks

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,314
    edited December 2016
    I know exactly where that is- passed through there on my way to Williamsport to play in the Liberty Classic. About a 2-2.5 hour drive from Baltimore, depending on how bad the traffic is at Shamokin Dam.

    I'd have to get a closer look at the piping to answer your first question.

    Yes, the vacuum check is the thing screwed into the air eliminator. Unscrew it and see if that helps.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,796
    Also you oversized it. Should have used an IN5 max.
    2014 Weil Mclain EG-40
    EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Boiler Control
    Boiler pictures updated 2/21/15
    Hatterasguyj a_2
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,525
    Also your cutout pressure (2 psi as I read it) is high. That's not going to help a bit. Something you can do today -- go down there and dial that cutout back down as low as it can go without falling apart.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    As has been said, that boiler is piped completely wrong. Has the boiler ever been skimmed? I don't mean drained and refilled, I mean a real (probably several) long slow skims from a skim port above the boiler water line. Oils sitting on top of the boiler water will cause water to push back into the wet returns. Also, the water level is too high. Reduce it to no more than 3/4's of the sight glass. You're not leaving much room for a steam chest in that boiler. Skim, Skim, Skim.
  • JPL941
    JPL941 Member Posts: 51
    edited August 2023
    Hello
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,511
    edited December 2016
    With the water line that high and the riser?? coming horizontally right of the boiler (instead of at least 24" above the water line), you basically turned it into a hot water boiler with a restricted return.

    And, are my eyes deceiving me or is the water heater supporting the steam piping?
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • j a_2
    j a_2 Member Posts: 1,801
    Getting some good advice here so far....wow what a mess starting with the oversizing,,and then the mess of piping....Find a real good contractor close by...
    RomanGK_26986764589

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