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Two boilers sharing one flu.
Shahrdad
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Over 20 years ago, I had the boiler chimney lined with a flexible metal liner. The boiler vent is 7" and the liner inserted was also 7". The boiler is in the basement, and the distance from the boiler vent to the top of the chimney is just over 45 feet.
If this boiler is replaced with two smaller boilers that have 6" vents with automatic dampers, can they share the 7" lined chimney, or will this liner need to be removed and replaced with a larger one?
Thank you!
If this boiler is replaced with two smaller boilers that have 6" vents with automatic dampers, can they share the 7" lined chimney, or will this liner need to be removed and replaced with a larger one?
Thank you!
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You need to know the manufacturer of the liner and find out how many BTUs can be safely carried through it at the installed height. There are also charts to give you general tolerances but I prefer to hear it from the people who tested it and published their findings.Contact John "JohnNY" Cataneo, NYC Master Plumber, Lic 1784
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Youngplumber said:
Is your liner corrugated? That makes a difference in the load capabilities. @JohnNY is giving good advise.
I think about 30 feet of it are corrugated and the rest is smooth pipe. I found one photo that shows both. sections. They fed the corrugated portion down the chimney and the smooth part went on top. I'm not sure who the manufacturer was, as this was done over 20 years ago.
Do you think this could handle two boilers with 6" vents with maximum 133 MBH input for each boiler? What would the max BTU be? There wouldn't be any more than four or five feet of horizontal vent. The top of the chimney is at least 40 feet above the boilers.
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Thank you! That is very helpful. I'm assuming the BTU number refers to the BTU input of the appliance, not the output, is that correct? Would the efficiency also affect this? It would seem that the less efficient a boiler is, the more heat it has to send up the chimney.
The two boilers I'm looking at are rated at 133,000 BTU/hr input, 112,000 D.O.E Capacity BTU/Hr. I saw in one chart that for corrugated liner one should deduct 20%. Even with 20% deducted from 379,000, I should still be well below the max number.0 -
Yes, I'm looking to see what manufacturer's liner looks just like this one. Glad I have some photos of it.Youngplumber said:I still think you should find the manufacturer of it, or one exactly like it, and get guidance. This isn't something to take lightly.
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I measured the chimneys from the top to the ground back 20+ years ago when the scaffolding was up, and it was right over forty to the ground level, and the boiler hookup is a good five or six feet below that. I didn't measure all the way down to the chimney opening in the basement, but it should be right around 45 if not slightly over.EBEBRATT-Ed said:0
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