Out with the old and in with the new.

Mike Norgan_3

Dale, If you look close there is a ell that go outside to the gas meter. We had to cut in a tee to pipe up the boiler.

Mike Norgan

Mike Norgan_3

New boiler install

This is a boiler replacment job we are doing right now.
The house was built in the late 1890's, The original boiler in the house was a coal fired gravity feed system with an auger system for the coal you can still see the trenches in the floor. I,m guessing that was top of the line back then. The boiler that we are removing is an old Weil McLain which had four pumps installed for zoning. The house is filled with the old type radiators. We are installing a Viessmann Vitodens 15-60 boiler. I will post more pictures when we are finished.

Brad White_120

From top of the line circa 1890

to top of the line circa 2006...

Nice neat work going in.

Question: In the second photo (DSCF0018), the circulators seem to be pumping out of/into the return side of the LLH. Granted it is in progress, but where is the expansion tank going to go and if you are pumping out of or into the return side? Curious.

Unknown

looks like

there's a tee just under the boiler pump that looks as if it will be an exp tank connection.

Mike Norgan_3

Brad,
Yes I should be pumping away, but for some reason when the second system was put in the contractor had four pumps and only three feeds if you look at the picture you will see only the three openings. I wanted to keep it the way it was.I did trace out the system but decided to keep it that way The home owner had told me that he had no problems with the way the system was heating. I always try to pump away.

Mike Norgan_3

Some pictures of our Install

I found some time to post these pictures of our boiler install. The home owner even had time to paint the basement floor. He is completely blow away by how the system is working. The house has never felt that warm before. He is used to hearing al kinds of noises from the old system.

Mike Norgan

Unknown

Mike, why are you installing

Mike, why are you installing these in the basement? The job should be in the living or family room where people can appreciate ur quanilty work!

kevin coppinger_4

well..

if it were me I be putting a desk and library there and make it a wethead hang out....very nice...kpc

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J.C.A._3

Ain't it fun....

Working on these like a mechanic without a lift in short basements?

The first one I installed had VERY limited headroom for the flue piping, and everything else ended up being based on it. I've since learned a few tricks, and with homeowner approval for the space required, have gotten up off the crawler.

Hey KPC, you could even put a T.V. down there...or a stereo system as the noise will hardly be a problem. JCA

J.C.A._3

Ain't it fun....

Working on these like a mechanic without a lift in short basements?

The first one I installed had VERY limited headroom for the flue piping, and everything else ended up being based on it. I've since learned a few tricks, and with homeowner approval for the space required, have gotten up off the crawler.

Hey KPC, you could even put a T.V. down there...or a stereo system as the noise will hardly be a problem. JCA

Rollie Peck

Mike:

I'm curious about the reason for the flat plate heat

exchanger. To keep the rust from the old piping out of the

boiler, perhaps?

Rollie Peck,

Homeowner

Dale

gas pipe

I may not be seeing this right but it looks like you have the gas pipe union ahead of the shutoff. I don't like the csst to be used as a union. I might have had the gas pipe go into a drip leg with the tee to the boiler. Also, I'm not sure why the pumps are so near the floor, was it possible to raise them higher. We have periodic basement flooding in my area so I like things as high a possible, plus getting older and having creaky knees. Nice job, I hope you can let us know the fuel use difference later in the winter.

Mike Norgan_3

rjbphd

I tried to talk the homeowner into putting it in the living room but his wife would not go for it.

Mike Norgan

Mike Norgan_3

Rollie

That is a Low Loss Header to decouple hi flow rates through the boiler.

Mike Norgan