Same old story...failed steamer.

Danny Scully

Yet ANOTHER...pictured is the near boiler piping and failed section. Boiler is being removed now. It will be a late night but expect finished pictures.

SeanBeans

Have fun!

Danny Scully

She's piped! Still work to be done.

Danny Scully

Skimming has begun!

Fred

Looks Great!

EBEBRATT-Ed

Coffee cup on the boiler is the best part!!!

Danny Scully

Check out the time lapse video!
https://www.facebook.com/scullysplumbing/videos/10155149121732899/

LionA29

we need to get work done just as fast @Danny Scully

Danny Scully

I'd love to say that was in real time @LionA29

MilanD

How old was the failed boiler and what manufacturer was it?

Very nice new piping - thanks for sharing! You guys work fast!

Mad Dog_2

Looking good! Mad Dog

Danny Scully

Failed and replacement boilers were/are Burnham Independence. A test of the water quality revealed the most likely cause of the failure.

Abracadabra

@Danny Scully what did you use to create the time lapse video?

Ironman

My guys are quick, but nothing like that. What's your secret?

Great looking job!

Dave0176

Nice!!

Danny Scully

@Abracadabra, my brother just used his iPhone. We had a lot of coffee @Ironman

MilanD

Danny Scully said:

Failed and replacement boilers were/are Burnham Independence. A test of the water quality revealed the most likely cause of the failure.

Thanks @Danny Scully. Was it using way too much fresh make-up water? Have you guys talked to the HO about conditioning water with Carbon/RO/IX and use of steamaster or adding of lye? I've had this same exact above the water line looking leak on the end section of WM LGB, on the 7th heating season. A large buildup blister on the inside, opposite side of the leak. We had quite a large water use for 6 seasons, unbeknownst to us until I added a water meter. It was addressed and failed traps were fixed last spring. Shortly after, I noticed larger than normal water use and heard hissing when standing next to the boiler. I wrote of it elsewhere on the Wall.

At any rate, I have now implemented manually adding distilled and RO water after the weekly blowdown (we have a condensate return tank with float switch that needs weekly blow-down). I also added the steamaster tablets to raise pH and add some treatment to the water... pH is about 9-10, according to strips - good enough and didn't need to add lye. This regiment seems to be now keeping the chemical composition in check: pH, TDS and Chlorides all within normal range.

In case you want to see the thread about the water quality, here's the link:

http://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/161080/water-softener-and-steam-boiler/p2

Great looking job you guys! Wish you were in Cincinnati...

Danny Scully

Thanks @miland. It fed close to 200 gallons in 6 years or so (if it was never reset). As I said, the quality of the water is unacceptable, so, we will be introducing Steamaster.

MilanD

Danny Scully said:

Thanks @miland. It fed close to 200 gallons in 6 years or so (if it was never reset). As I said, the quality of the water is unacceptable, so, we will be introducing Steamaster.

Yep, and wow - that's a lot of fresh water... glad they are up and running with a new rig, esp. on a day like today. I hope system leaks are eliminated for a long and healthy boiler life.