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Arnold The Plumber
Arnold The Plumber Member Posts: 4
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Hello again fellow mechanics. I'm in desperate need of help. We have two Federal Steam Boilers at Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, New York City. A representative from the boiler company came to the school today and said that we should increase the size of the piping from condensate receiver to boiler in that we are losing water so quickly from boiler it is amazing. The water level at boiler number one within a few minutes will completely disappear from sight glass. I know this is due to dirt/oil in water causing it to prime. We skimmed the boiler for a couple of hours trying to rid most of dirt from water. The boiler tubes were replaced on this boiler ( many of them) for the third time. The school has been neglected for quite some time and again no repesentative(boiler expert) has an answer for us. One question I have is WHY ARE THE 1 1/4" F&T TRAPS THAT REMOVE CONDENSATE FROM THE MAIN OVERHEAD PIPED INTO THE MAIN INLET PIPING TO THE VACUUM SYSTEM???? Is this correct?? I don't think so. System is also losing water due to several leaks in the building. Can't shut down system during school time, school needs to be heated. Just for your amusement!! The boilers in the school draw on average 400 gallons of fresh water on a daily basis. Any help would be greatly appreciated. 85% of all F&T traps have been replaced in the school along with replacement discs and seats on the Warren Webster Thermostatic Traps at the radiators. The next step will be to replace the remaining F&T traps and Y-Strainers at all fan-coil units servicing the corridors in the school. I will also remove, check and replace all drip legs of of the risers to make sure that over 40 years of dirt is not restricting the flow of condensate. Our main problem lies within the near boiler piping. IS IT PIPED IN CORRECTLY??? HELP HELP HELP!!

Thanks de Arnold the Plumber. (917) 696-0772


What is the minimal height from the top of the boiler to the main overhead??

Is the main overhead drip piped correctly in that it is piped directly into vaccum system??
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