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Crane boiler info

Jones1
Jones1 Member Posts: 7
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Was wondering if anyone could help me with year and where I could find info on this crane boiler

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,215
    It can't be newer than 1972 or so, since Crane sold their boiler line to Slant/Fin around that time.

    It does appear in the Beacon Boiler Reference, here:

    https://heatinghelp.com/heating-museum/part-2/
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  • Jones1
    Jones1 Member Posts: 7
    Thank you. Is there anywhere I can get a manual or some more info
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,092
    Doubtful on the manual but you shouldn't need one . It's a simple gas fired atmospheric boiler
  • Jones1
    Jones1 Member Posts: 7
    Ok thank you. Can anyone help. Boiler is releasing water out of pressure relief valve. Had mechanical service replace but still leaking. Pressure gage use to stay between 20 and 22 psi now holding between 12 and 15 psi. Not sure what way to go from here
  • bburd
    bburd Member Posts: 959
    edited January 2022
    You almost certainly have a waterlogged or otherwise faulty expansion tank. This is not part of the boiler itself.
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    Bburd
  • Jones1
    Jones1 Member Posts: 7
    Thank you very much. Where approximately would expansion tank be located 
  • bburd
    bburd Member Posts: 959
    edited January 2022
    There are three possibilities depending on the age of the system.

    Modern expansion tanks are the bladder type, typically connected to piping near the boiler. Usually gray in color.

    Older systems designed for forced  (pumped) circulation usually have a compression tank hung in the ceiling over the boiler. These occasionally become waterlogged and must be drained and refilled to restore their function.

    Very old systems designed for gravity circulation usually had an open expansion tank in the attic. These are often replaced with one of the above two types when the boiler is changed.
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    Bburd
  • Jones1
    Jones1 Member Posts: 7
    Thank you very much trying to get this narrowed down for my mom. She gas had two different mechanical services telling h er two different  things.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,215
    @Jones1 , where is your mom located? We might know someone who can handle this............
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • Jones1
    Jones1 Member Posts: 7
    We are in central illinois
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,215
    Not sure exactly where some of these contractors are located, but you might start here:

    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/state/IL
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • Jones1
    Jones1 Member Posts: 7
    Thank you much appreciated 

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