Photo dump of the past two weeks of a busy heating season in NYC/NJ

JohnNY

ethicalpaul

Nice!

EBEBRATT-Ed

I worked in some tight boiler rooms, but you do it on a daily basis. Nice work

Pumpguy

Pure eye candy!

EdTheHeaterMan

Awesome Antique with the brick sides.

Love this stuff.

retiredguy

Wow, changing those lower drum gaskets on that old brick set Smith boiler would be a tough job. I guess that they opted for the brick instead of leaving the asbestos covering exposed. Also, shoveling coal into that Smith boiler and tending the fire would also be extremely tough. I am glad to see that there are good contractors that can do the hard jobs. Nice work.

JohnNY

Work hard. Play hard. It’s been a long time. But here, in this part of the world, I get to see a lot of different systems that were in use throughout the decades and it’s fun to watch the progression as technology meets demand.  

Long Beach Ed

You do nice clean work, John. A tribute to NYC Master Plumbers!

pedmec

I like the infrared pic of the radiator with the air vent on top. Shows exactly why the air vent for steam goes on the lower tapping.

Paul Pollets

Nice work! As always....

JohnNY

ron said:

what FLIR did you use?

I use an i7. It's about 14 years old. Once in a while I think about getting a newer model but the $4,500 price tag tends to scare me off.

The Wire Nut

Of course, I noticed the really poor wiring and wonder how half this stuff works and works reliably. But that's why I'm called "The Wire Nut"!

Mad Dog_2

Neato, Johnny NY.   Mad Dog 🐕 

Mad Dog_2

Johnny, I couldn't zoom in enough.  Is that a Caleffi Air Eliminator for those boilers?  I really like alot of the Caleffi stuff, especially the feeder valves w Guage but do you find them Superior to The King, Spirovents?  I know you've used them too.  Mad Dog 🐕 

Mad Dog_2

John, who is the older gent holding the bottle of Vino?  Looks very familiar?  Famous?  Mad Dog 🐕 

JohnNY

Mad Dog_2 said:

Johnny, I couldn't zoom in enough.  Is that a Caleffi Air Eliminator for those boilers?  I really like alot of the Caleffi stuff, especially the feeder valves w Guage but do you find them Superior to The King, Spirovents?  I know you've used them too.  Mad Dog 🐕 

Yes, Matt, that's a Caleffi vent. I like the whole product line. But that aside, I think a float vent is a float vent.

Mad Dog_2

Thanks, Johnny. I've had great success with Spirovents and will continue to use them, but I do really like the Caleffi boiler feed valves with the knob that so easy to adjust and the pressure gauge built in. Mad Dog

ChrisJ

@JohnNY skip the FLIR and buy the best mirrorless camera and lens you can find.


I feel the return will be more worth it.

JohnNY

ChrisJ said:

@JohnNY skip the FLIR and buy the best mirrorless camera and lens you can find.


I feel the return will be more worth it.

This is entirely possibly true.