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Vintage home Boiler

Jiji
Jiji Member Posts: 3
in Radiant Heating


Hi!
Anyone know what type of boiler this is?
Mad Dog_2

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  • bburd
    bburd Member Posts: 1,023
    edited April 2023
    More pictures, please, from further back and from the sides. Also look for a rating plate, probably on the front.

    That boiler was designed to burn coal.
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    Bburd
    Mad Dog_2
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,233
    What Country?

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    Mad Dog_2mattmia2ttekushan_3
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,496
    That's an odd symbol...From the somewhat blurry picture...I don't think Ive ever seen that.   MAD dog
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,212
    NRC? National Radiator Company?
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,496
    It looks like a Skull & Crossbones to me! Hope he gets some better pics up here....now I'm piqued!  Mad Dog
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    ttekushan_3
  • reggi
    reggi Member Posts: 523
    Looks like a piece is missing 


    One way to get familiar something you know nothing about is to ask a really smart person a really stupid question
    Mad Dog_2
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,212
    Perhaps NBC? National Boiler Company?
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,352
    @Jiji , how about more pics? We love this stuff!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,233
    @Jiji looks like a one and done. Such a tease. Probably a picture from Asian heating publication.

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • retiredguy
    retiredguy Member Posts: 974
    Pull the camera back so we can get a picture of the whole boiler.
  • Jiji
    Jiji Member Posts: 3
    Thanks for your comments! This is my mother’s house in Tehran-built in early 2969s. The furnace is leaking CO !!!
    Mad Dog_2ttekushan_3
  • Jiji
    Jiji Member Posts: 3
    1960s
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 10,802
    You need an oil burner tech that knows how to work on conversions. This isn't a DIY project, it isn't even a project for most oil burner techs, you need one that understands conversions.
    Mad Dog_2ttekushan_3
  • ScottSecor
    ScottSecor Member Posts: 897
    I was going to comment the boiler looks like it was not built in North America. Guess not being it is located in Tehran. Some things that we're not used to seeing here in USA:

    1. Smoke pipe that has welded seams and that many segments
    2. That unusual shape of the burner mounting plate
    3. That unusual flanged adaptor coming off the top of the boiler
    4. The storage tank supports look like a work of art

    I'm guessing not too many boilers in this area. My assumption is that the boiler was imported from Europe?
    Mad Dog_2ttekushan_3
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,496
    Immaculate boiler room!  Mad Dog 
    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    ttekushan_3
  • ScottSecor
    ScottSecor Member Posts: 897
    Out of curiosity, I looked up the weather in Tehran. Unless I'm mistaken, it appears it almost never goes below 26 degrees Fahrenheit. That must be a pretty large castle to have a boiler that large for heating and or domestic hot water! On the other hand, maybe they size boilers in Tehran like some Americans size boilers here in the states (bigger is better).

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