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Strange But True: A Burnham With Early Corrosion Failure
New England SteamWorks
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Go figure...
Nothing to do but do what we do:
Design
Build
Commission
All better now...
Nothing to do but do what we do:
Design
Build
Commission
All better now...
New England SteamWorks
Service, Installation, & Restoration of Steam Heating Systems
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Service, Installation, & Restoration of Steam Heating Systems
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Great looking job. It’s so rare to see it done properly all the way.
What software for the design?Never stop learning.0 -
Better boiler, and much better install, should last a long time. Might want to make sure water quality and quantity wasn't a factor, but I'm sure you've already done that.
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Awesome as always @New England SteamWorks, but to be fair to Burnham, that boiler was piped wrong...and likely never maintained or tested for water quality. Having said that, I’ve replaced many a leaking Burnham, independence and V series.0
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What's the vertical tee on the skim port for?0
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1. Observation port while skimmingratio said:What's the vertical tee on the skim port for?
2. Additives such as SteamMaster tablets.
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It's the gift that keeps on giving!Danny Scully said:Having said that, I’ve replaced many a leaking Burnham, independence and V series.
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Nice job! No pig tale on the gauges,pressuretrol?0
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No need @bill714, he created a water seal.0
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I see, could this be done only off the top of the boiler or could use a side port too.0
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The Pig tail is used to trap water between steam and controls to protect it from the steam damage... The trap is formed in the way the control manifold was piped . With every conceivable cleaning port ...
I have to say it is the most impressive near boiler steam piping I have seen in a very long time... The alignment looks perfect . First time I have seen an Y at the Hartford loop . Cant get closer then that ... Curious about the shut offs on the main ...
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Without the King Valves on the mains how would one check the relief valve?0
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Your boiler is tapped 1/4” @bill714, so the water seal isn’t necessarily the better option there as it’s the same size at the pigtail. The union installed below your pressuretrol makes maintenance a breeze. To answer your question though, it could be done off the top or side port.0
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Well, except the MegSteam doesn't have a spare side or top tapping. If I get a customer with a MegaSteam that wants a fancy gauge header I bush the 1/4" tapping to 1/2" right out of the boiler and build this:
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It’s a beaut.......DL Mechanical LLC Heating, Cooling and Plumbing 732-266-5386
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Did you lay the camera on the ground to take the third picture?
Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.
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I have redone controls and built a gauge/control header by putting tees/nipples (SS or brass) on the sight glass ports. The glass could be reinstalled off to the side on branch of the tee or the fronton the run.
The extra opening would be for the water sealed header.
The lower opening plugged and allows lower port cleanout to see what sludge might be headed to the bottom of the sight glass.
The sight glass would be back to the original connection levels.0 -
Beautiful install, all around! But.... why is that boiler green?Dave in Quad Cities, America
Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
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You obviously haven't heard about the Green Movement @Dave in QCA. You've got to get with it!Dave in QCA said:why is that boiler green?
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Sometimes green is good.......New England SteamWorks said:
You obviously haven't heard about the Green Movement @Dave in QCA. You've got to get with it!Dave in QCA said:why is that boiler green?
DL Mechanical LLC Heating, Cooling and Plumbing 732-266-5386
NJ Master HVACR Lic# 4630
Specializing in Steam Heating, Serving the residents of New Jersey
https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/dl-mechanical-llc
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@jughne,
Don't know how I know this or if it's true but I was told way back that a sight glass had to be piped straight out of the boiler into the sight glass no elbows etc. Of course you can put tees or Ys between the boiler and the sight glass but the glass has to be on the run of the tee0
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