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Infrared Time-Lapse Video of a Megasteam Boiler Heating Up

Gordo
Gordo Member Posts: 857
edited June 2018 in Strictly Steam
Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM-37xVwiBY

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  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 3,774
    Interesting that it got hot in the front first. The back riser actually heated from the header back to the block. You can sure tell when it reached a proper boil though!
  • findmyselfacity
    findmyselfacity Member Posts: 8
    how long did it take in real time? thanks for the share, I love time lapse and this is great!
    Gordo
  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 857
    @findmyselfacity : Thank you! It is depicting about 3 mins real time.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    "Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Baltimore, MD (USA) and consulting anywhere.
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  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 857
    @ratio: Sometimes, on some boilers with two outlets, the rear pipe starts to get warm first (it seems to be random as to which pipe heats first. Its different for each boiler) and the wisps and tendrils of heat/vapor appear to waft out of one pipe, back though the header and back down the other outlet pipe...then,
    Woosh!
    The real steam comes rolling out both pipes as seen here.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    "Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Baltimore, MD (USA) and consulting anywhere.
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/all-steamed-up-inc
  • hvacfreak2
    hvacfreak2 Member Posts: 500
    Interesting to watch this , thanks for posting. I'll tell you man I insulated my drop header on mine this year and the fuel savings and performance increase were both extraordinary .
    hvacfreak

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  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,231
    Needs the music from the game Pipe dream ;)
    Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment
    Gordo
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,511
    Cool.
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • Tinman
    Tinman Member Posts: 2,808
    Very cool.

    On my first steam install fire-up, I had my hand on the header waiting for it to heat up like I would for a hot water boiler.

    It didn't leave a scar on my hand, maybe my ego for not thinking that through. 0 to 60 right now.
    Steve Minnich

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