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Honeywell Heat Generator No. 1

TheUpNorthState88
TheUpNorthState88 Member Posts: 56
edited January 23 in THE MAIN WALL

Negative temps outside, system under 10 pounds of pressure, 200° hot water, fast and even circulation throughout the home, 100% gravity. Thanks Honeywell Heat Generator no. 1, you are fabulous my good friend!

Stay warm everyone!

Lifelong Michigander

-Willie

PC7060AMservicesdelcrossvGGrossDan FoleyPaul S_3Steve MinnichJOutterbridge

Comments

  • AMservices
    AMservices Member Posts: 611

    Servicing heating systems for 20 years and I've only seen 1 of these Heat Generator's. Thanks for sharing.

    TheUpNorthState88Paul S_3JOutterbridge
  • oktfirre
    oktfirre Member Posts: 1

    I have a heat generator too! No gauges anywhere on my set up though. It has been pretty interesting figuring out how to keep it runnin with the limited information out there. 100% gravity is so nice, no power! Might not look the greatest, but they sure don’t make anything like they used too.

    TheUpNorthState88delcrossvPaul S_3JOutterbridge
  • TheUpNorthState88
    TheUpNorthState88 Member Posts: 56

    I love to see it! And these old babies fire right up without fail. I do believe it would have been a tube boiler like yours previously. The original owner upgraded to this boiler in 1937 (date handwritten on the back). The first year American Radiator Company started selling No.7.

    I love the simplicity of a gravity system. And because of these heat generators, absolutely no issues with circulation. In fact, I can touch every radiator after 15 mins of operation and already feel some warmth.

    Lifelong Michigander

    -Willie

    JOutterbridge
  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 3,944

    Gorgeous. The radiators are pretty, too.

    TheUpNorthState88JOutterbridge
  • rtman
    rtman Member Posts: 1

    I have a 6400 sf house w/ heat generator (obviously a gravity system) and it works great — nice soft heat — even when it’s minus 20, as it was yesterday. Over the 30 yrs I’ve lived here almost all the heating maintenance people I’ve use had much of a clue about my heating system. It wasn’t until my latest heating person went to Chicago for boiler training that I learned I had a Honeywell generator. With his new learning he thought my system was a marvel — something to cherish.

    delcrossvTheUpNorthState88JOutterbridge
  • delcrossv
    delcrossv Member Posts: 2,050
    Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
    JOutterbridge
  • leonz
    leonz Member Posts: 1,457

    Yes he does get it,

    I have not seen a wooden yellow Pepsi crate since 1970.

    delcrossvJOutterbridge