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Steam tee

Steamhead
Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
it was wrong then and it's wrong now. Unless you're describing a "double elbow" rather than a regular tee- but if it looks like a regular tee, you should remove it and use two risers from the header.

Remember that a new boiler will make steam a lot faster than that old snowman, and this will aggravate any piping problems.

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  • kevin coppinger_4
    kevin coppinger_4 Member Posts: 2,124
    I am about to ....

    do a stem boiler replacement job in a home. The old boiler is a old "snowman" coal fired that was converted to oil ,then gas. I will replce it w/ a Smith GB200 series gas boiler. On the old boiler the supply comes out of the boiler and then enters a tee that is bullheaded...it has always been that way...for a hundred years ...and never a problem. How can this be? CAN I leave it that way or should I break into the main and replace it w/ 2 90's. I would like to save myself the work but....kpc
  • Mad Dog
    Mad Dog Member Posts: 2,595
    As usual steamhead is correct....................I'd say that

    maybe only 3-4% of steam boilers we do have salvageable headers. Especially with the low water content- fast steaming new boilers, a nice big fat header is called for. On smaller steam boilers I will either use a 2 1/2" header using both tappings OR a 3" header using one tapping. Bigger boilers always get a 3" header. Mad Dog

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  • J.C.A._3
    J.C.A._3 Member Posts: 2,980
    Speaking from experience.....

    I'm going with the boys on this one. Your changing from a perkolator to a cappicino machine, and the speed at which the steam is being produced is FAR faster.That bullhead will bite you in the butt. Make a smooth and equal transition to both feeds and you'll be much better off. Chris
  • kevin coppinger_4
    kevin coppinger_4 Member Posts: 2,124
    OK...

    that is what I thought the answer would be...I have never heard of the double elbow before...I'll check but probably a tee. I'l get some pictures to prove I did the right thing. kpc
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