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top fed gravity hot water heating

leonz
leonz Member Posts: 1,100
As much as I want to I cannot afford to buy the currently available AM Daniels 1928 first edition of Steam and hot water heating and I am hoping the fine members have pictures to share of top fed or bottom fed gravity hot water heating systems??

Have any of you used the two inch tapping's in modern boilers and expanded them to 4 inch pipe above the boilers steam chest using 2 to 4 or larger reducers for the up feed and return piping?.

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  • jumper
    jumper Member Posts: 2,230
    Gravity hot water,steam chest,which is it?
    Ironman
  • leonz
    leonz Member Posts: 1,100
    Gravity hot water, I refer to every boiler having a steam chest :^0-
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,367
    Have you looked at the articles on gravity heating in the "systems help" section?
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,367
    leonz said:

    Gravity hot water, I refer to every boiler having a steam chest :^0-

    Where would you find a steam chest on a mod/con?
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • leonz
    leonz Member Posts: 1,100
    Ironman said:

    Have you looked at the articles on gravity heating in the "systems help" section?

    Yes I have, I would like to learn more.
  • leonz
    leonz Member Posts: 1,100
    edited January 2018
    Ironman said:

    leonz said:

    Gravity hot water, I refer to every boiler having a steam chest :^0-

    Where would you find a steam chest on a mod/con?
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    It would be for a coal stoker boiler with an H stamp that could be used for steam or hot water.

    www.alternateheatingsystems.com
    AHS S500, S1000, S1500 coalgun with (2 2.5 inch plus) supply tapping's and 2+ 2.5 inch return tapping's
    The ASME H stamp can be purchased for an extra charge from Alternate Heating Systems.

    Axeman Anderson S260 coal stoker ASME H stamp as standard offering with one four inch supply tapping and 2 two inch return tapping's.