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Burnham boiler question

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  • paulga
    paulga Member Posts: 21
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1877805#Comment_1877805

    the manual says to increase the tstat setting by ~0.1 amp to avoid short cycling. how many F degrees on the tstat is equivalent to 0.1 amp in this table?

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  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 11,547
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1877946#Comment_1877946

    Really????   You are looking at a commercial boiler that will never be anything like it in your home and asking about the type of pipes I illustrated to show you what type of tee fitting you asked about that you will never use and that is the reason you made a post asking about it?  

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    If I knew that you look at everything so literally that I need to be very careful to be precise to the exact detail in order to make a point without you getting side tracked on something that you have no need to know.  

    I personally like to understand the reason why someone says something or prints something in  an instruction manual.  But you are taking this to an extreme that is farther than I have ever needed to go.  This illustration was a concept drawing not a precise engineering detail for you to follow (that you would not need to ever follow on your steam boiler).    The  point I made when I posted this particular illustration was to answer your query about the type of tee you might use in order to prevent bridging.  I also said that this does not apply to you because you will not be using a tee fitting at all in your situation.   

    In the future I will try to make my drawings more accurate for you so there is no question about what piping material you might want to use on your next commercial boiler installation. 

    Here is something that you may need to see for that next commercial boiler you install in your home:

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    Does this answer your query about the type of piping you will use on the commercial boiler you will be installing?  It has iron pipes and I used actual pictures from the catalogue of pipe fittings and pipe nipples  I did not use the LWCO photo because I would hope that you understand that the LWCO location would be on the Tee Branch like I illustrated in my concept drawing.

    Edward Young Retired

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

  • paulga
    paulga Member Posts: 21
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1878025#Comment_1878025

    Thanks.

    I was not concerning the pipe materials.

    I was asking weather the joints of he pipes with elbows, and the pipes with the T (in that U shape assembly) are lead hubbed or tapped threaded. it's all hubbed, or at least hubbed where the two elbows tie to the two horizontal pipes (the other 5 connections can be threaded), right?

    I have had some experience with diesel fuel system, I'm just curious about the domestic water plumbing where things are different.

  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 11,547

    You asked "I was asking weather the joints of he pipes with elbows, and the pipes with the T (in that U shape assembly) are lead hubbed or tapped threaded. it's all hubbed, or at least hubbed where the two elbows tie to the two horizontal pipes (the other 5 connections can be threaded), right?" WRONG

    What does it matter? You are not using any of this on your boiler.  I would forget the stuff that does not matter and concentrate on the stuff that does matter.  Have you read the book yet? Do you know more about the steam boiler that you have?

    I was wondering about the water in the pipes, Did you get it all out? When is the gas company going to be ready to turn on your gas? Have you had time to do the maintenance that is recommended since the boiler is now empty of water? did you check the condition of the probe? Is the pigtail that connects the pressure control to the boiler clear? What lkind of pipe joint compound are you going to use to connect the pipes and fittings you remove to do the service work when you put it back together? by the way does the door bell work? Do you even have a door bell? What color is your mail box? Are there any letters in the mail box? Are they all junk mail?

    Just wanted to continue with the unrelated questions about the new home.

    Edward Young Retired

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

  • paulga
    paulga Member Posts: 21
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1878047#Comment_1878047

    Thanks for the reminder. I should blow all water out asap. I thought to place some temp sensors and keep monitoring the inside temp. The gas servicer has not filed the working permit yet. I complained to the city, hopefully Nationalgrid will call me about a timeline next week. I visit my new place every weekend. The plan regarding the steam boiler is to measure the probe this weekend, and bring my wrenches there in the following visit, I will also take a photos.

    i'm going to use rectorseal 5 when reassembling.

    when you say wrong, do you mean all 7 connections (each elbow has 2, T has 3) can be tapped threads?

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