Need Help on Age of Boiler

jakemartin

Hey All - could someone give me an idea of how old this boiler is? Is it reliable? In a house I'm looking to purchase 

Steamhead

That's a nice boiler. It's a cast-iron, three-pass, Scotch-Marine design. It offers good efficiency and is pretty easy to maintain, as long as your service organization is willing to actually maintain it. When they don't, you get this:

https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/184249/you-can-tell-how-long-ago-this-was-serviced

The manual is here:

https://www.velocityboilerworks.com/documents/Freeport-CT-Installation-Manual.pdf

Age-wise, it might be 20 or so years old. Make sure the baffles are still in place- you can see them on the parts breakdown. If not, you'll lose efficiency.

Alan (California Radiant) Forbes

Steamhead once said that Crown is a re-branded Dunkirk. Try this number in the morning and along with the model and serial number, they should be able to tell you when it was manufactured: (215)535-8900.

mattmia2

Som pictures of the whole boiler and the piping would tell us more.

The longevity and reliability will have a lot more to do with the quality of the install and the maintenance of the boiler and system, especially that it has been maintained leak free so it doesn't get fresh water added to it than it has to do with the model or age of the boiler. Since it is oil it needs to be set up properly and properly serviced regularly.

Steamhead

Not that one, Alan. I don't think Dunkirk ever made a boiler like that. Current-model Crowns are made by U.S. Boiler.

jakemartin

Thanks all. Photo I took yesterday at an open house. In hindsight I wish I took more photos of the full system

Steamhead

jakemartin said:

Thanks all. Photo I took yesterday at an open house. In hindsight I wish I took more photos of the full system

Ask the realtor to let you come back in.