New steam boiler - day 1

Unknown

On Jericho TPKE in Mad Dog's home town . It's not fun feeding the meters every hour on an install . It's even less fun when the boss wants the job done in one day , and you have only 2 helpers - one's a rookie , the stairs are steep , the basement is pack rat city and it's raining like the end of the world . Needless to say , we have to go back tomorrow . Thats Kenny looking at wires , I think . I hope .

Unknown

How far we got

We disconnected the boiler and moved it to the side for another company to remove . We installed a Peerless ECT 5 and are reusing the Riello burner . And I do love those drop headers - the last nipple wasn't the right size , so the extra swing made it line up no problem .

[Deleted User]

nice header

can't wait to see more pictures.

Joe_13

Funny

Seeing that nice new Riello on that rusted hulk. I don't think that Ferrari burner was going to help the Titanic's engine room. LOL.

Mark Hunt

SNAPPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The drink of true wetheads!(At work anyway!)

Nice looking job Ron!

I get to go look at one of those Levitt style homes this Friday. Wait until they see what I propose!

Mark H

To Learn More About This Contractor, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Contractor"

clammy

excellent

excellent drop header beautiful work ron always a pleasure to see your stuff i believe you have that one licked for tommorow i'm waiting for the next steamer to come in my bosses rush me also good luck i hear them playing my tune i'm on call chow

Unknown

Gonna have the completed pics

tomorrow . I wanted to get a frontal shot , but theres too much crap in the way . Thanks Gerry .

Unknown

My co workers

Phil and Sal installed the water heater a few months ago , and as a bonus they threw a Riello in the old boiler . Sorta like putting a new heart in a cadaver .

Unknown

So , whats the true drink

for wetheads after hours ? Thanks Mark , this was one of those days where the header went together smoothly - all the 2 inch lined up perfectly .

So whats the game plan in the Levitt ? Theres a limit to how many zones you can hook into a boiler under the stairs , or hanging off the floor . What the limit is , I'm not sure , but I bet you're gonna push it a little .

Unknown

Yep

I'm gonna give him a choice - done fast or done right , and option 1 aint an option . Actually we got more done than I thought we would with all the hassles . Thank you Clammy .

kevin coppinger_4

Why do you increase...

to 3"? Could you keep it at 2" and get the same effect? kpc

bob young

snapple vs. budweiser

back in the old days those would definetly have been beer cans. lol

bob young

2\" to 3\"

works as a steam drum drier steam

kevin coppinger_4

I don't know...

dunkin donuts coffe is pretty popular....kpc

ScottMP

U h oh

Copper returns !

Well, I have to say something! If we we keep heaping praise on your the boilers will fit but not your head .

You Go Boy.

Scott

To Learn More About This Contractor, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Contractor"

Dave Palmer_3

dumb question

no pig tail on pressure-trols?Nice work Ron,looks like you have a level floor too,lucky s.o.b., Dave

ScottMP

Take a closer look

He made his own trap.

He's pretty good

To Learn More About This Contractor, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Contractor"

David Sutton_3

Ron youda man buddy

Ron keep up the good work your making us all look good.

Unknown

Yes , it slows the velocity

of the steam coming out of the boiler , and Peerless requires that size for this boiler . I think it worked - not a bang or a ping after I cleaned the system out .

Unknown

That piping comes from

the 88 Weil Mclain steam boiler manual . I think it's easier to install that way and you don't get the pigtail sway if you use mercury pressuretrols . I also like the full 3/4 size so nothing gets clogged up . Dave , the floor was pretty level , but with a 5 section ECT , it makes its own level . Thank you Dave and Scott .

Unknown

Next time

I will paint the copper returns black , maybe even stencil in some white at the ells to look like Teflon . Hey wait , after the time it takes to paint and stecil , I coulda done it all in black . Thanks Scott .

Unknown

I sure am trying

I had to go back today to finish . Didn't get a helping hand till 2 pm . Thanks Dave

Unknown

Finished job

I know Scotty - copper returns . If you have a good photo software program , can you change them to black for me ?

I had to go out the front with the skim once again because it was impossible to pull out the factory installed 1 1/2 inch flat plug in the back . After 2 cut knuckles I give up on crap like that . Peerless is also going cheap with the draw rods and send these boilers with the thinner , WBV size rods . When we pulled the boiler back together I thought the rods were gonna snap . They also sent the wrong steam trim - the gauge glass and the brass rods were too short . We also had to use a 24 volt manual reset LWCO , and of course it did not work , sensing low water when it was plenty full .

Other than all that , the boiler steamed up real good . After purging the returns of crap and skimming the boiler , I stuck around a good 45 minutes to clean up and not a bang in the place .

Steamhead

And

it's easier to clean out than the usual pigtail. Once again- beautiful job.

To Learn More About This Contractor, Click Here to Visit Their Ad in "Find A Contractor"

Tom DeBrum

Finished job

Very neat job, really clean look.
It shows you enjoy your work.

steve_6

nice

nice looking job Ron. How many man hours did you have into it???

Unknown

With the new kid

it was 32 man hours . Not the best job for the rookie to learn to Teflon pipes . We also had a separate company remove the old boiler , but we had to disconnect it and move it aside . The other crew probably saved us 2 hours . Thank you Steve .

Unknown

Oh , I enjoy it when it's done

Getting there is what I could enjoy a little more . Thanks Tom .