Kriebel Bafflers Needed

Steamhead

Ken Secor, a fellow steam fanatic, asked me to post this. He is restoring a 1921 two-pipe Kriebel Vapor System and a plumber mistakenly threw out four or five of the "baffler" ells in a mis-guided attempt to fix a few cool radiators with thermostatic traps. Ken spoke with Tom Tunstall and cannot locate any old "bafflers" (see page 261 of TLAOSH). Ideally, he would love to keep the system entirely OEM, but is sadly aware of the unlikely event of finding four or five replacement "bafflers" - either new or used. The creative juices spring eternal on this site and any help the resourceful reader may offer concerning 2-pipe and Vapor systems may also hold a "baffler" or work-a-round for these "lost" parts.

Anyone out there know of these systems or know where to get a Kriebel "baffler" or method to make an equal?

(I've never even seen one of these things up close, much less any replacement parts. What a wonderful opportunity we have to restore an example of heating history!- "Steamhead")


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Steamhead

Kriebel System Pics

Here's the baffler. The other two pics show the rad valve and the main air vent.

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Boilerpro_3

Say Steamhead,

Pass on my thanks to Ken for the pictures disc. I haven't had a chance to look them over, but I bet they will be entertaining and maybe even educational!

Boilerpro

Steamhead

Done! (nm)



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