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thfurnitureguy_2
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OK Here we go again. Have done an inventory of my radiators and there EDR values came up with 35 radiators and one unit heater total EDR in sq.ft is 1106. I don't know the EDR of the space heater. My boiler is rated I=B=R Net 2021sq. ft. or 485 MBH. This is telling me that my boiler is about 2x the size its suposed to be. Now keep in mind I have 300 feet of exposed 3" pipe that adds another (oops lost my factor) 1.33 x 300= 399 sq.ft.so my total is still about 515 sq. ft oversized. This is not adding up considering the unit never cycles on pressure and has long run times. Could this be the leavel of down fire of my boiler?
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Time to get Glenn Stanton involved
and see what his recommendations are. At the very least we should be able to down-fire it to some degree. With one fewer section, its capacity is 1508 square feet- but removing a section in such a big boiler would be a big job......
Insulating that pipe will make a huge difference. But you're still having steam distribution problems, which can be corrected.
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I think the missing insulation is my buffer before we add on the building0 -
Could be
at least now you know the boiler is big enough to heat the addition!
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