Steam Change-Out

Dan Foley

Brian, Dragon and Henry knocked this one out yesterday. It was in a 1915 bungalow in Arlington, VA.

The old boiler was grossly oversized. There are only six radiators. Also the copper piping was leaking at several joints.

We had to shore up the rickety basement steps with 2x4 re-inforcement before we started. I once had the steps collapse on me as we were bringing in the boiler. A few bumps and bruises but no serious injury. Could have been much worse. Never again.

Dan Foley

We went back with a Peerless 63 Series.

This is on a two-pipe system. There are no traps on the system. It may have had graduated inlet valves st one time but they have long since been replaced. We will try running at low pressure and see how it does. We may need to come back to add orifice plates or traps.

Ron Jr._3

Very nice install ! You got a real good crew ! Was the old copper still holding ? Just curious.

Dan Foley

Thanks Ron. The sweat joints were leaking on the copper.

EzzyT

@Dan Foley beautiful job as always.

Steamhead

Schweeeeet!, as Nino used to say

Intplm.

@Dan Foley ....It's always nice to see a job well done.

Nice work!!

dopey27177

Really clean job!!!

Looking at the size of the steam piping I imagine the system was a vapor system. Me for starters I would set the operating steam pressure at 1 psi with a differential of .5 psi and see where that takes the system operation.

I have had some old systems like what you are talking about operate at 1/2 Psi with 2 oz differential.

Jake