G.E. steam boiler

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after all these years , but the sidearm coil started to leak into the boiler . And the homeowner thought it was a good time to upgrade to new equipment .

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Burnham V83

One of the trickiest parts of these jobs is to line up the 1st header pipe with a boiler thats sitting on unlevel ground . We also removed the main vent and bull head tee it was in , and installed a new main vent about 2 feet back from where it drops down .

Steamhead

Once Again, Ron

nice work!

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Mark Hunt

HEAVY METAL!!!!!!!!


Man those things are heavy!

Next time I sell a GE replacement I am going to carry enough money to get a magician to make it disappear!

Nice job Ron!

Mark H

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Richard D.

Ron why

is the header inverted???Never seen 1 piped that way...Or am I seeing wrong....Are you trying to slow the steam flo out or the boiler???Looks great..Thanks for any feedback..Richard

Mark Hunt

Drop header


An excellent way to get good seperation of wet and dry steam.

Mark H

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And also

it makes connecting the 2 boiler riser pipes much easier , and gives the pipes a bit more wiggle room when they expand and contract . Its called a drop header and the 1st one I saw , Noel's steam boiler pics , I thought I was seeing an optical illusion also . For the 2 extra street ells , its well worth the effort . Thanks Richard .

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I wonder how much

they weigh ? We just moved it to the side because the air cell was still on it , but what a chore getting it over just 6 feet . They made these babies to last . Thanks Mark .

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And also

once again , I appreciate your comments Steamhead . Originally I didnt think I would have the time to mess around with the dry return , but then I was thinking " Steamhead wouldn't like the looks of that bullhead tee " . This website is great for keeping those bad thoughts in check .

Mark Hunt

The small ones


weighed about 900lbs!

I haven't touched one in a while,(I think I replaced them all!), but you NEVER forget a GE downfire!

My bones are crackin' just thinkin' about it!!

Mark H

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Steamhead

Here's

Noel's version, which inspired Ron and so many others. On this one, he used horizontal nipples instead of street elbows and built the header on the other side of the boiler. You'll notice the steam mains on this job were rather low, and the drop header allowed the use of taller risers from the boiler. This further reduced the possibility that water would get into the header.

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Bryan_5

Steamhead,
Is the drop header primarly used for a lack of space? Or the drier steam? Or would you still use it even with enough room?
Bryan

Steamhead

Originally

I believe they were a way to get around those low steam mains and still have the 24-inch risers coming out of the boiler. But they're also easier to install, which is why we love to use them.

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Bob_19

You notice

large commercial and industrial boilers always tap off the top of the header with bends for 2 reasons. Tap off bottom for return only.
Decrease moisture content of steam.
Bends act as expansion joints giving some free movement of the steam riser to header.

But I wonder! does anyone on residential installs need a trap at the end of the header? I noticed there weren't any.
Or is that to not break up the Hartford Loop?

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Traps

Traps aren't found on one pipe steam systems. The supply and returns are all the same pressure.

Noel

Bob_19

Got It

You know! I thought of that after I typed the question, didn't notice if it was or not, Thanks