Steamer Repipe

EzzyT

We repiped this Utica steamer with a drop header and our standard water seal for the pressuretrol and gauges.
Upgraded the main venting and installed a analog meter with resettable counter.
Just need to go back to skim and wand the boiler some more and install a Demineralize inline filter.
Also replaced the water heater with a Caleffi Tankmixer and ThermalExpansion Tank with support bracket.
Thanks to @clammy for helping us out on this one too. 

Ironman

Nice job.

EzzyT

Thanks Bob.

Danny Scully

Did the mungo pay for the repipe? 🤣 Awesome as always. 

EzzyT

Not even close . Thanks Danny.

Dave0176

Looks good Ezz, even a Utica, got to be better than before.

retiredguy

When I was in the NAVY we would have polished those copper pipes so well that you could have used them to shave in the morning. That said, what a great looking job and quite an iimprovement.

clammy

As always Ezzy it’s always a pleasure working with someone who knows and always does the right thing instead of doin the wrong and calling it good enough . When u have been doing this as long as I have it’s awesome to see some one younger Carrying on a tradition of quality and craftsmanship that is not seen in most homes mechanical rooms that I see it’s really extremely nice to known there’s still guys out there who personally do the work themselves instead of sending workers to do the dirty work . As always it s always a great day of spinning and bs talk when work along Ezzy a true craftsman’s and a nice guy on all levels . Thanks again ezzy Peace and good luck clammy

question

I'm confused about the boiler with the near boiler copper piping?

EzzyT

Thanks Dave, @retiredguy & @clammy.

EzzyT

@question the copper piping on the boiler is the old piping. We repiped it with steel and cast fittings.

question

Why doesn't the boiler have pigtails on the gauges and pressuretrol?

STEAM DOCTOR

No offense to the pig but any  tail will do🙃. The pigtail is just a water seal(think P trap under the sink). The current piping is another way of creating a water seal. 

mattmia2

question said:

Why doesn't the boiler have pigtails on the gauges and pressuretrol?

He accomplished the same thing with that pipe that drops down and forms a trap but you can flush it out by just removing those plugs, you don't have to take it apart to clean it.

"We repiped this Utica steamer with a drop header and our standard water seal for the pressuretrol and gauges."