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STEAM DOCTOR
STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 1,968
in Strictly Steam
Less expensive isn't always good.

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  • motoguy128
    motoguy128 Member Posts: 393
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    Well, thats sort of a drop header. It’s at least above the waterline... just barely. Nice foil tape on the flue. Guess they were in a hurry. Couldn’t even put the monster tape on straight.
    SuperTech
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 15,525
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    Not much is right on that one.
    Drop "header" too low, Hartford loop horizontal too long, barometric damper wrong, no blow down pipe on relief valve
  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 1,968
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    1" piping on hartford loop. No flue screws. No test hole in flue. Certain that combustion wasn't analysed. The "header" is back pitched, trapping water. Bulhead T at end of " header". Homeowner is older widow. I was there for something else. Told here that I would write up detailed list, with references in IO manual. Hopefully, she can have original installer fix it up. Oil company was responsible for this one.
    New England SteamWorks
  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 1,968
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    Top it off, she paid someone to replace all of her radiator air vents. Guy replaced about three of them.
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,478
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    The oil company installer looks like he was looking out for the sale of oil which that piping would use a lot of. Was the IO manual ever opened?

    They should put a pipe and cap into the skim tapping at the back of the boiler while they are piping it right.

    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 1,968
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    The installer most be a reader of this site. That's why he was diligent and left the excess blue monster tape hanging from the outside of the pipe and not dangling inside.
    ethicalpaulKC_JonesCanuckerHap_Hazzard
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,835
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    Well, it looks like we know what happened to Beavis and Butt-head after their show got cancelled. You can't fix stupid.........

    That Peerless should run nicely with a Carlin EZ-Gas in it. Then she could completely rid herself of that oil company.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
    Hap_Hazzard

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