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Old crane boiler burner motor

thegreatcornholio
thegreatcornholio Member Posts: 25
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Does anybody know if there is a motor that can be used to replace the burner or “inducer” motor in this antique crane boiler?

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  • thegreatcornholio
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  • WMno57
    WMno57 Member Posts: 1,408
    You have a Midco Economite gas burner. It was an aftermarket burner. Your boiler may have originally been fuel oil and was converted when gas became available.

    Midco is still in business, but they haven't made that burner in a long time.

    @Tim McElwain may have some information on these. I'm interested also because I have a 50YO Midco on a 70YO Weil McLain boiler. Working great (knocks on wood).
    thegreatcornholio
  • thegreatcornholio
    thegreatcornholio Member Posts: 25
    Thanks!
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,955
    That looks like a standard frame motor and possibly a more modern replacement. There are still other gas power burners available that someone that knows what they are doing could replace that with.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
    mattmia2 said:

    That looks like a standard frame motor and possibly a more modern replacement. There are still other gas power burners available that someone that knows what they are doing could replace that with.

    Looks can be deceiving. That motor has a centrifugal switch which closes as the motor spins up, which turns on the gas valve.
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  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,495
    They sold tons of those burners. I would think those motors would be available.

    You could probably have it fixed at a motor shop,,,,,,,,,,but a new burner would be a better investment..........or a new boiler
  • WMno57
    WMno57 Member Posts: 1,408


    Mine is a E20. Yours may be an E20A or E20B, so maybe a little newer.
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,955
    I wonder if you can get motors with a double throw start switch or an accessory to replace the start switch with a dpdt switch.
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,401
    edited January 2021
    This might be your motor. https://www.uem.ca/357-1-30-hp-115-volt-357

    But I can’t be sure of the rotation. Every thing else is close enough for government work. See “Features “. Studs and Switch. Call to see if it is available and if they have info on cross reference to the old numbers

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    thegreatcornholio
  • thegreatcornholio
    thegreatcornholio Member Posts: 25
    Yeah if that has an end switch in it. I bet that will work. Thanks!
    EdTheHeaterMan
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,401
    thegreatcornholio said:

    Yeah if that has an end switch in it. I bet that will work. Thanks!

    Let me know how you make out on this motor

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 3,020
    Good find , I gave up a few years ago .

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