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solpanc
solpanc Member Posts: 12
edited December 2017 in Strictly Steam
Hi,
I was called to look at this steam system. I noticed the return pipe was cut and capped. Where is the best place to add the return? Would adding a tee for the return above the water supply tee too high? It looks like it would then enter at or above water line? Is it a big issue if the headers are coming from the sides of the boiler? Thank you

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  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,441
    edited December 2017
    Step one should be repiping the boiler in black iron. Find and follow the manufacturers specifications. You’ll be able to incorporate your return connection this way as well. How is the water returning now, back through the mains? That water hammer must be epic.
  • solpanc
    solpanc Member Posts: 12
    Yes through the mains. It sounds like a war zone.
  • Mike
    Mike Member Posts: 94
    Looks like a counter flow system. Are there any proper returns? As Sully said, repipe the boiler.
  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    Fix both those flue pipes while your at it.

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  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,570
    Is that a PRV in the fill line?
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    edited December 2017
    Returns should be tied in below the boiler water line, otherwise they will fill with steam and the hammering will continue. Also, those joints in all that copper pipe will crack and leak due to expansion/contraction. Replace it with black threaded pipe.
  • solpanc
    solpanc Member Posts: 12
    That is a prv, there are NO returns i guess installer thought he was installing a water system.
  • solpanc
    solpanc Member Posts: 12
    I always saw the headers from the top of the boiler will it cause issues to have the headers coming of the sides? Thank you
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,570
    There's no other option: that's the way it's made. It's a rebadged Dunkirk/Utica.
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,570
    Are the mains pitched back toward the boiler or away from it?
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.

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