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A Little Sunday Fun

New England SteamWorks
New England SteamWorks Member Posts: 1,526
in Strictly Steam
How about a big old Victorian with the boiler room under the adjacent carriage house? A tunnel under the driveway carries the steam mains and returns.







Then we have the central radiator enclosure that was ducted with outside air to heat the main rooms:



The fresh air ducting has been removed and now the room air is recirculated. A temperature controlled fan and switch help:



How about a nice sitting room with a little magic under the seating?




And things just wouldn't be complete with a bread warmer, would they?



Enjoy. I sure did.
New England SteamWorks
Service, Installation, & Restoration of Steam Heating Systems
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Comments

  • Erin Holohan Haskell
    Erin Holohan Haskell Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 2,355
    Wow! Thanks for sharing.

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  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,441
    edited April 2018
    Is that another GE downfire I see (amongst all the other awesomeness)?
  • New England SteamWorks
    New England SteamWorks Member Posts: 1,526
    I think so @Danny Scully , but I wasn't paying much attention to it with everything else. Plus, I wasn't even there to see this. He has another house across the street that needs a new boiler.

    Oh, I forgot:

    How about a 5" x 1-1/2" x 4" tee?!

    Good luck finding that today...


    New England SteamWorks
    Service, Installation, & Restoration of Steam Heating Systems
    newenglandsteamworks.com
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  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,590
    Awesome!
    Had a similar job years ago. The boiler room in the carriage house was so small it barely had room for the boiler. When the underground piping let go we installed a new boiler in the house. Love that tee!
  • Solid_Fuel_Man
    Solid_Fuel_Man Member Posts: 2,644
    Wow, tunnels always fascinate me! That indirect radiator is creepy and cool all at the same time. I was noticing the flooring in the sitting room. Ah back when labor was cheap!
    Serving Northern Maine HVAC & Controls. I burn wood, it smells good!
  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,441
    Hey @New England SteamWorks...how come you don’t appear in the mirror?...have we been talking with a dead man this whole time?!
    Erin Holohan Haskelldelta T1Matthias
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,422
    Wow. Where is this place and when can we get the tour?
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
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  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    Wow! Just Wow!
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,602
    It reminds me of The Breakers.

    https://heatinghelp.com/blog/heating-the-breakers-in-newport-rhode-island/
    Retired and loving it.
  • AMservices
    AMservices Member Posts: 610
    You get the best jobs. I'm jealous.
    Got to love the big "T's" , even the funny shaped ones
    neilc
  • newagedawn
    newagedawn Member Posts: 586
    love old houses, very cool!!!!
    "The bitter taste of a poor install lasts far longer than the JOY of the lowest price"
  • Leonard
    Leonard Member Posts: 903
    edited May 2018
    I remember when we took the regular tour I think they said something about they didn't want to have to watch coal trucks make deliverys. So they built a tunnel from the side street to the boiler room and built a coal car on rails to transport it to a underground or basement storage room.
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,602
    At The Breakers, they moved the boiler room and built the tunnel because the first iteration of the "cottage" was made of wood and it burned down.
    Retired and loving it.
  • Phil53
    Phil53 Member Posts: 73
    Ah.... sure was nice when a few people in most towns had enough money to do stuff like this. Now just 3 people have as much wealth as half the world's population.

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