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Patrick Powers
Patrick Powers Member Posts: 40
in THE MAIN WALL
Steam installation any comments or criticism welcome

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  • Patrick Powers
    Patrick Powers Member Posts: 40


    Steam installation any comments or criticism welcome
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,499
    Welcome to the Drop Header Club

    Looks good from what I can see. However, that main vent has been leaking and may be too small. Is it an old Warco?

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  • bob young
    bob young Member Posts: 2,177
    real steam fittings

    Steam fittings look serious. will never get used to bl. mal. fittings on headers etc. they just look so flimsy and unprofessional. i realize they are probably more than adequate and easier to work with but i just hate the look.
  • Patrick Powers
    Patrick Powers Member Posts: 40


    The fittings are c.i., but one or two may be mal. but that was all the local supplyhouse had and the customer was without heat.
  • Patrick Powers
    Patrick Powers Member Posts: 40


    The previous boiler was leaking in two places and collaped the chamber, so I shut it down at the firomatic. The valve at the feeder was passing and filled to the point were water wa leaking out the vent. I am going to see how the vent holds up and change if necessary. I did't want to be Dr. Doom to the customer by saying everthing was bad and installed wrong. Because naturally it worked before.
  • scrook_2
    scrook_2 Member Posts: 610
    steam pics

    Boy those dropped headers are popping up everywhere! It still needs a drain line on the relief valve (no?), a bit of insulation, and a new main vent -- up on a nipple if there's room -- but they should be nice and warm now.
  • Patrick Powers
    Patrick Powers Member Posts: 40


    I think your right about the amin vent up on a nipple I think I have the room. As far as the insulation and drain valve on the relief valve the pics were taken as soon as we fired it up we still have to go back and do a few more things, skim, tie feeder back in which I am not to found of, insulate, and remove old boiler. Main thind was to make it safe and get it running before they froze.
  • Patrick Powers
    Patrick Powers Member Posts: 40


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  • Patrick Powers
    Patrick Powers Member Posts: 40


    Sorry, about the typos its getting late and customers won today.
  • ScottMP
    ScottMP Member Posts: 5,883
    Patrick

    Nice job and as far as I can see you've only got a reducing coupling thats not CI. I would'nt worry to much.

    It would be nice to get that vent back from the last ell so the steam dos'nt slam into it.

    Scott

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  • David Sutton_3
    David Sutton_3 Member Posts: 160
    spelling dont count when the works that good

    nice job Patrick, as with anything we do, we learn as we go and try not to make the same mistakes, you job shows that your on your way to being a great steam man! thanks for a good job....David
  • Mad Dog
    Mad Dog Member Posts: 2,595
    Exactly how I feel Bob

    Looks good pal. Mad Dog

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  • Travis G.
    Travis G. Member Posts: 22
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    Hey Patrick,

    Great looking job! Just a suggestion. When I get done with a steam boiler I paint the pipes with rustolieum high temp. paint. The color I use is smoked grey. It dresses up the job nicely. The customers I have always say it looks like a cadillac in the basement.
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Nice job Patrick

    Always nice to see one of our V8 Steamers piped so nicely! Thanks for taking pride in your work and for using our products!

    One question though. I am assuming that this was not a packaged boiler, but a knocked down version and that your distributor might have put together the control package out of his shelf stock. I say this because our standard LWCO is the Hydrolevel Cycle Guard with foam check feature and High Limit is L404A instead of PA404A. Not that it really makes any discernable difference, but it just caught my eye. Nice job!

    Glenn Stanton

    Burnham Hydronics
  • Richard D._2
    Richard D._2 Member Posts: 156
    Nice looking

    job..Ill be joing the drop header club soon!!! :) 1 questionis didyou plug 1 riser holeor on that boiler was there only1 riser tapping???Great boiler we use alot of the Burnham line and support is top of the line!!! Richard
  • Patrick Powers
    Patrick Powers Member Posts: 40


    Yes, I plugged the rear tapping but if I had more room and time I would have used both tappings but it gets kind of long to tie in supplies between the last tapping and equalizer. This installation the supplies were almost directly above boiler and it would have got kind of messy looking coming all the way back to tie in. If I am not mistaken you only need both if you are using 5 section upward.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,499
    Pat, before you select a main vent

    measure the length and diameter of the steam main (and any other mains in the house), and this will tell you how much air you have in the pipe. With this info, you can select a vent that will let the main fill with steam FAST! You'll look like a hero to the customer.

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