to pipe or not to pipe....

John S.

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for my 'attention to detail', huh?.

This looks like a much more costly mistake than I originally imagined. With all the trap replacements/pitch fixes/venting upgrades, etc. done to the system, the NB piping was the last place I really thought about. Walked around the boiler room looking down at a nice HL, yada yada..

Seems to me that this could easily account for the ANOWL as well as the appearance of priming. How much efficiency is lost via wet steam.



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John S.

to repipe or not to repipe...

that is the question.

I am debating whether or not to call in the installer that piped this boiler. He's a longtime friend and all-around 'good guy', however, in this case I believe he had no attention to detail.

It seems that when he piped in the boiler at this building, the equalizer was piped at the wrong end of the header.

We have fought with an unsteady water line for years. Would this be the cause? It seems all the startup condensate uses one of the risers to the header for drainage. This can't be good.

Your thoughts are appreciated.

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Bildo

looks like

it's been there for a while. good luck getting him back. If he's still alive.

John S.

thanks...

for the words of encouragement. Anyone else have any bright ideas?

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Adam_12

Do you have the proper clearance to service the burners?.The minimum should be two feet ,three would be preferable.Could weld a two inch nipple on the bottom of the Header to drain the condesate and tie it in below the water line.There numerous reasons for a surging waterline try one of the books sold on this site.A POCKET FULL OF STEAM PROBLEMS is a good read.

Steamhead (in transit)

Well, that definitely could cause

the waterline problems. How long has the boiler been in there & piped like that?

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John S.

welding a 2\" fitting

...to the bottom of the header won't help at all. The equalizer is supposed to be piped AFTER the main. It would be a relatively easy (but big) job as the main has a flanged expansion fitting just outside the picture. I imagine a 6" T would have the same CL dimensions as the 90 that's there.

I just don't have the tools for the job at this point.

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John S.

forever...

or at least a loooong time maybe 10-12 years. On that note, if I do have it redone, do I run the risk of creating any problems with the boiler? Should the reversed equalizer be capped?

He didn't put in a skim tapping either. This guy is genuinely a good guy, but as I said no attention to detail. I've known him for years and he's 'bailed us out' on few instances, so I'm trying to be very diplomatic about it. I don't want to ruin the relationship. Although, I am going to try to convince him to start installing properly.

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Steamhead (in transit)

Shouldn't hurt the boiler

unless it is in a deteriorated condition. You won't know this until you start work though. You could probably use the existing risers, and pipe a new drop header off them.

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John S.

thanks

for your help.

gerry gill

isn't the header

slanting the wrong way tho?

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