H.L. Mencken Lived Here (Steamhead)

Steamhead

he was the most famous journalist of his time (first half of the 1900s). I can't help but wonder if the fact that his house had steam heat contributed to his achievements ;-)

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Steamhead

I'm sure he's spinning in his grave

since someone attempted to install a new boiler in what used to be his basement. Can you see why water is carrying over into the steam mains?

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Unknown

That has opportunity

piped all over it, in iron!

Noel

Steamhead

Cranked the pressuretrol down

cleaned out the feeder and replaced the main vents. This Gorton #2 is behind a latter-day A/C duct, replacing a Hoffman #75 that wasn't on a nipple and had flooded out so many times that it jammed shut. Finally, the heat reaches the back of the house as fast as it gets to the front. I put a Hoffman #4A on the front main, which is only 10 feet long. The back main is 50 feet long.

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Alan(CaliforniaRadiant)Forbes

My guess

would be that the outlet riser is not long enough; looks to be only a few inches above the top of the boiler. All the other piping looks fine............uh, doesn't it?

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Steamhead

And Brass, Too

look closely at the 47-2 piping to the sight glass. It's carrying the water level about 3 inches higher than it should. I'm sure that was done to keep the screwed-up Hartford Loop under water so it wouldn't bang.

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Steamhead

That, and

the jacked-up 47-2. The boiler is an American-Standard from the 1960s. It looks like it's in decent shape- we'll probably just repipe it with a proper header and Hartford Loop, rather than replacing it.

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Boilerpro

Thought that boiler looked familiar

I expect to be replacing my 270,000 input Am St with a new 75,000 input unit when one comes available through scratch and dent. I am also going to install the Dunkirk quantum I've got and see how fuel usage changes in real life compared to the existing boiler and the newer, properly sized unit. I am going to keep the 75,000 btu model for back up.

Boilerpro

Steamhead

I need a piping diagram for that beast

you wouldn't happen to have the installation manual for yours?

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