Big pancake steamer

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with the cloverleaf insignia . This was the biggest pancake boiler I've ever come across . It was still holding water , as well as the returns . The homeowner just bought the house in October and wanted to start fresh - new boiler and all new returns . The other pics are the return pipes - both were almost clogged solid with spooge .

Next to the steamer was a Buderus boiler for the kitchen and den heat . Never saw that type of boiler and noone knows what brand burner is in it .

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We installed a Peerless

ECT 5 . We had to be a little creative with the header to keep some room for the fluepipe , but it worked out OK .

There were 5 of us , so we got the system up and running in one day . We also replaced about 80 feet of return pipe and teed in 4 returns around the basement . One pic shows where we had to add a main vent - there was no room to go anywhere else . The last pic is a perspective shot of Phil and the old beast - still in the basement .

Robert O'Connor_4

Nice

clean work as usual Ron.

The burner in the Buderus is it possibly a Buderus Burner? I saw them in Germany but i thought they were only blue flame and not exported to the U.S.

I know you guys love them Riello's down there so I'm surprised to hear its not that.

Regards,

Robert

Steamhead

Nice job as usual

and there's nothing wrong with installing a main vent that way. With the Peerless boiler's lower water line, you should have more than enough "A" dimension.

But that looks like a small main vent- is it a short main?

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J.C.A._3

Hey Ron,

Those low returns weren't called "mud legs" for any particular reason were they? Nice job , as usual, but I think your gonna get spoiled in all these stand up basements we been seeing pictures of lately.

Hope to have some pics of a closet I had to do a job in soon. Still waiting for the LP tank to be installed. Chris

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The main vent

was well over 3 feet above the water line , so it should do fine . I think they were Hoffman 4A vants . This main was about 30 feet of 2 inch pipe . We didn't know about adding the main vent and I was lucky I even had 2 of em on the truck - we also had to replace another main vent that was spewing steam , as well as 4 radiator vents and repack a leaky steam valve . The new homeowner wasn't moved in yet and never ran the steam boiler . Thank you Steamhead .

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Robert

> clean work as usual Ron.

>

> The burner in the

> Buderus is it possibly a Buderus Burner? I saw

> them in Germany but i thought they were only blue

> flame and not exported to the U.S.

>

> I know you

> guys love them Riello's down there so I'm

> surprised to hear its not

> that.

>

> Regards,

>

> Robert



We installed a Buderus piggy back , and a few stand alone boilers , but I never saw this model - its called a

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Robert

We installed a Buderus piggy back , and a few stand alone boilers , but I never saw this model - its called a Logana I think . We didn't see a brand name on the burner though . I'm also not sure if it was a blue flame because it was out on reset when we got there . We do install Riello almost exclusively - this home was a fairly new account and we inherited this curious burner . Thanks Robert .

kevin coppinger_4

Hey ron....

let me be the one to ask a really dumb question...what is the Taco sr501 reay on the side for? that is a good size pancake. I did one in October..I tried spliting the sections and it bent my pry bar. Good job! keep them pic. coming! kpc ps ..love the buderus...

Robert O'Connor_4

I hope thats

not someones nite call.

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Schmootz legs

The funny thing was that the return pipes themselves were pretty clean when we ripped them out . The only major blockage was where the return pipes met the boiler .

Hey Chris , you ever see that type of burner before on the Buderus ? I have a pic in the response to Robert .

Thanks for the compliment . Youre right , I'm feeling a little spoiled working in wide open basements . But watch - I'll be under the stairs tomorrow . I can't wait to see the pics of the closet jon you are going to do .

If youre feeling frisky , theres an open invitation to build up some boilers for HVAC students out here , even Dan is gonna be swinging and sweating some pipes . I think it's this Saturday , I'll have to ask in a new post .

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Weird looking , huh ?

I think it was put in for tomorrow morning , I hope it was .

clammy

awesome as allways

beautiful piping as allways you are top notch one of the best it all ways brings a smile to my face to see your work you are truely a artism do they at least give you a troop as workers i tend to work alone and get some help from the fuel drivers the other mech which are service guys don't think it's in there job discribition and really ain't in the leauge awesome stuff been doin alot of hot waters but always up for a steamer again excellent work ron and happy new year peace