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Steam Boiler Installer in Central Jersey?

jacobloftin
jacobloftin Member Posts: 6
in Strictly Steam
Need a new boiler installed as a result of Ida.  It was such a pain getting it installed right the first time, so looking to find someone who knows steam.  The iron piping should be fine, water didn’t get that high.  Anyone have any contacts please let me know.  Thanks in advance!

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,479
    Several folks. Try @EzzyT . But... he may be kind of busy.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 5,228
    X-2
    @EzzyT
  • EzzyT
    EzzyT Member Posts: 1,337
    @jacobloftin you can reach me at 2018878856
    E-Travis Mechanical LLC
    Etravismechanical@gmail.com
    201-887-8856
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 5,228
    Jamie Hall said:
    Several folks. Try @EzzyT . But... he may be kind of busy.
    Those are the ones you want!
    mattmia2
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 6,356
    edited September 2021
    Do you really need a new boiler? I'm ignorant of the codes but I can't imagine why in the world a replacement of at most the burners and gas valve (or the equivalent oil parts if oil fired) would be necessary.

    https://www.weil-mclain.com/news/servicing-flooded-boilers

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  • jacobloftin
    jacobloftin Member Posts: 6
    @ethicalpaul So, my insurance is paying for it. I agree that I probably don't need one, but I do have concerns about long-term issues with the flooding like corrosion and rust. Also, it was sewer water, so that adds to the concerns.

    @EzzyT Thank you! Still waiting on remediation, so it'll likely be at least another 2 weeks before I'm in a place to replace it. Also, I just want to make sure whether my insurance company is going to try to salvage it instead of replacing it. But I'll reach out then.
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,684
    ethicalpaul said:

    Do you really need a new boiler? I'm ignorant of the codes but I can't imagine why in the world a replacement of at most the burners and gas valve (or the equivalent oil parts if oil fired) would be necessary.

    https://www.weil-mclain.com/news/servicing-flooded-boilers

    I think the question is more if all those service parts and the labor to clean up everything and install them is less than just replacing the boiler
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 5,228
    mattmia2 said:

    ethicalpaul said:

    Do you really need a new boiler? I'm ignorant of the codes but I can't imagine why in the world a replacement of at most the burners and gas valve (or the equivalent oil parts if oil fired) would be necessary.

    https://www.weil-mclain.com/news/servicing-flooded-boilers

    I think the question is more if all those service parts and the labor to clean up everything and install them is less than just replacing the boiler
    How do you clean the fiberglass insulation? It has to be replaced.

    If the controls, burners, even the cabinet got wet the unit gets replaced, Hugh liability issue trying to clean it up!
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,684
    pecmsg said:



    How do you clean the fiberglass insulation? It has to be replaced.

    I was thinking of that as one of the parts that is going to cost a lot to buy as a factory cut part and going to take a lot of labor to replace.

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