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1st Steam Boiler

Jeff W_2
Jeff W_2 Member Posts: 57
in THE MAIN WALL
Hi guys--
I've learned a lot from you all, especiall Scott Milne who I apprenticed with before I went out on my own. He taught me everything I know.
Just wanted to share photos of my first steam boiler. How'd I do? I'm very proud of it...

I threw in a pic of my girl Casey eating Guacamole for fun.

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Cute kid Jeff

    Glad to see you have the guts to post some pics of your work . A few critiques though . Knowing Scott Milne and his adamant stand against using any type of copper on a steam system , my guess is you left before he could tell you everything HE knows . Although I use copper for returns , I would say it isn't the best choice for steam mains . Having said that , I have seen a few copper steam headers and main piping working for decades without leaking .

    Also , your equalizer and the 2 steam mains are not piped into the boiler header the most optimal way , and it looks like the Hartford Loop is too high . But with copper it makes correcting all that easy if the system has problems down the road . I don't mean to be too critical , but I've made the same mistakes myself , before I learned more about steam .
  • J.C.A._3
    J.C.A._3 Member Posts: 2,980
    OK...

    Lets get to the punchline! Chris
  • Jeff W_2
    Jeff W_2 Member Posts: 57
    Sarcasm

    You got me--sarcasm never works well on the computer. This customer asked us to correct their spitting air vents. I think this was done by the guy we lost the job to. Same old story...
    That really is my daughter, though.
  • S Milne
    S Milne Member Posts: 112
    Funny Jeff

    She looks like me.

    The Boiler looks like your work though :).

    Scott
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I thought the copper

    looked a little old . So who is this character , Scott ? And who's kid is that , really ?
  • Jeff W_2
    Jeff W_2 Member Posts: 57
    Hi Dad

    I guess she does resemble you a little, Scott. Blond, very little hair. Her first word was Buderus.
  • S Milne
    S Milne Member Posts: 112
    Ron

    Jeff is a lurcker, who I have told should post more often.
    He is a Wallie at heart and really should bring his wife to Woodmans with us and meet all the wallies who's names he knows.

    Scott
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
    That must have been

    "your first steam boiler that you did many years ago". I have a similar one out there but no pics. Once in a while I pass by the house, and cringe..........

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