Meeker Mansion Day 2-3-PGP

Paul Pollets

We accomplished alot this week at the Meeker Mansion and were able to pour a 10 x 4' concrete pad for the new boilers. The local cement truck service will mix from 1/2yd to 7 yds. Very convenient when pouring small pads.

We also revalved all 18 of the existing radiators with new Danfoss RA2000 TRV's and actuator heads.
Revalving the radiators went smoothly...only two original valves were a little stubborn. Jeff and Carlos are master radiator wrestlers. We have to tarp heavily to protect from damaging the surroundings. Pipe fitters aren't exactly ballerinas. We have 8 more radiators to install in the unheated rooms, and are waiting for the historical society to select the colors of the antique rads, before proceeding later in July.

The pic of the documentary film sequence shows Paul and Bob Minnich, the MMHS president and museum doscent, holding a jar of Ezra Meeker's hops from the 1870's in Meeker's library. The desk is the original from his hop factory. Meeker made his fortune in hops, to the tune of $500K per year in 1870. He owned the largest commercial hop houses in the world, when beer was as common as milk.

The embossed radiator is in the parlor and yes, we will be sure to retrofit antique escutcheons around the piping supply and returns where they are missing.
Next week we'll replace the ceiling in the mechanical room and begin the repipe. We'll do the boiler installation and chimney repairs in late July.
A brief history of the historic home and the restoration can be found on our website at:
www.advancedradiant.com

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Paul Pollets

The Hophouse

Ezra employed over 300, mostly native Americans, to pick and cure the hops.

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ScottMP

Paul

Nice work, I like the booties on the guys.

I can see they would'nt fit, but I was told the Danfoss valves wanted to be install horizontaly. That way they see more room temperature and ar'nt effected by the heat of the radiator ?

Where are you getting the antique escutcheons ? I have a simialer job coming up that has never had wet heat. They want cast iron and we could use the period escutcheons.

I can't help feeling I've made some guy a millionar with the amount of hopes I've bought in my life .

Scott


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Paul Pollets

TRV's, et al

TRV's are usually installed horizontally on steam radiators, but not on HW rads. I thought I'd come to Boston to find the escutcheons. Than I could help you extend your hop fortune.

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Mark J Strawcutter

did Danfoss redesign

the actuator heads or is the grey, lower part a no-tamper gizmo of some sort? Mine are all white.

Mark

Mark J Strawcutter

both Honeywell and Danfoss

documentation I've seen recommend horizontal orientation unless you have remote sensor. Never any distinction between hot water and steam.

Mark

Paul Pollets

Tamper-proof

heads. BTW, I've never had a problem installing the heads vertically on HW systems. With over 800 TRV's installed over the past 7 years, I suppose a problem would present itself. If the TRV is installed on the return, a chattering noise is common.

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