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Forgot Equalizer on Burnham PIN 5. How to correct easily.

BillAllen
BillAllen Member Posts: 103
in Strictly Steam
Installed a steam boiler without an equalizer slipped my mind you wouldn't believe why. But anyway, Burnham PIN5 gas 2" supply. The boiler has 2 2" supply taps I used one for supply. My question: Can I tap into the plugged supply tapping and connect it to the hartford loop tee at the return? Or must I take it off the supply that feeds the radiation?

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  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,840
    The equalizer must come off the end of the header. So if you have one supply going into the header that must be connected for the equalizer and hartford loop.
    If you don't how does the water in the header return back to the boiler?
    I can't even visualize what you did, without an equalizer where did you connect the hartford loop?
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  • BillAllen
    BillAllen Member Posts: 103
    What it is is the hartford loop is only looped returning from the condensate returns it 90's back into the boiler without teeing up to an equalizer that I did not install. So no water/steam is replenishing the return from the supply.
    I will just take off from the run of the 2" tee at the supply and tee it into the return as I always do I just forgot this time.
    My original question was that if I can equalize the system by tapping into the other supply port that is plugged connecting that into the hartford loop thus providing water to equalize it.
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,501
    No. Read the boiler manual that came with the boiler they show you how to pipe it. Using the spare tapping will not work. You need to understand steam near boiler piping
    Paul S_3
  • BillAllen
    BillAllen Member Posts: 103
    I understand it I just forgot it. I got it and will pipe as manufacturer. Thx
  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 2,212
    " providing water to equalize it"??? Equalizing does not come by providing water. It's the steam pressure from the header that equalizes. There are two functions to The Equalizer. One is to equalize pressure in the boiler and the Hartford Loop area. That prevents water from backing out of the boiler. In theory your idea would work as an equalizer. There is also a second function of the equalizer. That is to drain the water from the header back into the boiler. Without the standard equalizer, water in The header would never drain back into the boiler. Your idea for equalizer would not help for the draining function of the equalizer.
  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 2,212
    The Lost Art of steam Heating, is a very worthwhile, if not critical, investment for anyone installing steam Heating. Understanding the what's and the why's of boiler piping are obviously very important.
    BobC
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    WAIT! WHAT? Is this thread for real? >:)
    SeanBeansPaul S_3Neild5
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
    Well, it's not April 1..............
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  • Abracadabra
    Abracadabra Member Posts: 1,948

    Neild5
  • BillAllen
    BillAllen Member Posts: 103
    Thanks for the comments. Not sure some understand that this was an oversight not a mistake. The fix is in tomorrow.
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    Oversight or mistake, the key is you recognized it and your going to fix it - that is all that matters here.

    Bob
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  • BillAllen
    BillAllen Member Posts: 103
    Understand Bob. I have installed several steam boilers on this one there were many reasons to over look this will not comment.
    My question for being on this forum was the use of the plugged tapping for equalizer. Guess I can't use it, I'm good thanks to all.

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