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Ironman
Ironman Member Posts: 7,717
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Anyone ever see one of these?


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  • Steve Minnich
    Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,868
    Not exactly but very close. I still have a photo of it somewhere
    Steve Minnich
    mattmia2
  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,626
    edited October 2021
    Wow, wonder how big of a building it services?
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 17,761
    Kinda reminds me of a HB Smith boiler header but I don't think it is.

    I would think that would be a balancing nightmare.

    What's that like 1 1/4" into 4"??
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 12,694
    EBEBRATT-Ed said:

    Kinda reminds me of a HB Smith boiler header but I don't think it is.

    I would think that would be a balancing nightmare.

    What's that like 1 1/4" into 4"??

    in to about 1.25"...
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 6,052
    Talk about a Thermo mass!
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 17,761
    I like all the flanged unions
    mattmia2
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,634
    Beautiful 
    Retired and loving it.
  • kcopp
    kcopp Member Posts: 4,555
    Curious on the circulator size. Typically you are trying to mimic the gravity flow. That looks like they were trying to increase the flow quite a bit... That will create imbalance w/ in the system.
  • The Steam Whisperer
    The Steam Whisperer Member Posts: 1,270
    Makes me think of a big house we once did with 2 new boilers. It was hot water gravity with a 6 inch main. It used a 1/6HP 2inch NFI pump IIRC. Probably needed about 20 to 25 gpm through the system.
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  • JakeCK
    JakeCK Member Posts: 1,496
    O.O

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