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Over Kill, in a good way.

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AMservices
AMservices Member Posts: 610
in Strictly Steam
A family member of mine needed 2 steam boil is replaced. You can imagine how happy I was.
converting from oil to gas. One boiler was original to the house (A dilapidated Snowman) and the other had a 50's look. "Pacemaker" was on the cover.




I installed 2 weil-maclin EG-30. I know the 3" drop header is over kill and making the pressuretrol water seal out of brass was unnecessary, but it's for the family and it looks Awesome!






Ironmanhydro_newbie

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  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
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    Wow, Looks beautiful!
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,861
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    Beautiful. Just....beautiful.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
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  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 15,550
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    Nice Job!!

    Poor old snowman, still had it's stack switch!! The old Beckett has probably been their since the 70s.

    Don't know who made the Pacemaker
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
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    I only know of one Pacemaker in my area...very quiet boiler with a 1725 burner on it. Beautiful job on the boilers.. have to love steam pipes..
  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
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    Looks nice. I'm a bit surprised you would use hollow concrete blocks turned on their side.

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  • EzzyT
    EzzyT Member Posts: 1,296
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    Beautiful installs.
    E-Travis Mechanical LLC
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    201-887-8856
  • New England SteamWorks
    New England SteamWorks Member Posts: 1,505
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    It's not overkill. And you're right: It looks awesome!
    New England SteamWorks
    Service, Installation, & Restoration of Steam Heating Systems
    newenglandsteamworks.com
  • Tom_133
    Tom_133 Member Posts: 885
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    Admittedly, if i have an achilles heal in my work its the electrical, its always sloppy. I LOVE the way you do yours. I wish I wasn't always in a "gotta get to the next one" mindset and was able to slow down and do it just like that.
    Nice job
    Tom
    Montpelier Vt
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,530
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    I’m smiling. Well done!
    Retired and loving it.
  • Paul S_3
    Paul S_3 Member Posts: 1,261
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    beautiful installation
    ASM Mechanical Company
    Located in Staten Island NY
    Servicing all 5 boroughs of NYC.
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  • AMservices
    AMservices Member Posts: 610
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    Thank you everyone. I love steam work and making attractive to people is the first step in bringing it back.
    CanuckerNew England SteamWorks
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
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    actually just had a customer ask about doing a new construction in steam...
    MilanD
  • AMservices
    AMservices Member Posts: 610
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    lchmb said:

    actually just had a customer ask about doing a new construction in steam...

    Lucky.
    When I get that chance, I'll be asking @gerry gill For pointers on designing a mini tube boiler and then use @izhadano vacuum boost system to overcome the pressure drop using smaller piping.

    Good luck, I hope you get the job.
  • NYplumber
    NYplumber Member Posts: 503
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    Great install! I am not sure your family knows how lucky they are.

    On the subject of snowmen boilers, I had a down fired steam snowman in one of my homes. Between the size of the home, the small crack in the boiler talk about lack of fuel efficiency.
    :NYplumber:
  • JohnNY
    JohnNY Member Posts: 3,231
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    Beautiful installations. Really fun to go over the details in the polished/painted pipes and fittings. It wouldn't pass in my area due to the hollow blocks and 15 PSI gauge but NY/NJ is annoying like that. I like the pressuretrol setup.
    Contact John "JohnNY" Cataneo, NYC Master Plumber, Lic 1784
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