The Legend of American Standard

mtfallsmikey

And my Dad installed many of them. Sucked fuel, but for the most part one of, if not THE most dependable burner / boiler combos ever made.

DanHolohan

I'm looking

for a book of that title that is currently out of print. Can anyone help? Thanks.

Howard Emerson

Hi Dan,
It appears there's a used one available here:
http://www.amazon.ca/Legend-American-Standard-Jeffrey-Rodengen/dp/0945903480/sr=1-43/qid=1160138973/ref=sr_1_43/702-8760710-3836841?ie=UTF8&s=books

Happy Hunting!

Howard

Mike T., Swampeast MO

Dan. New copy on its way to you in a week or so. Merry Christmas a bit early.

DanHolohan

I can always depend

on you guys. Thanks so much. This is for a good friend in Australia.

Jeff Lawrence_25

Something

About this company?

ScottMP

Jeff

If I had a dollar for everyone of those I've seen installed in my area.

Scott

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J.C.A._3

Scott,

Go ahead....show them the ads you've got framed.

A picture of a picture HAS to be worth more than 1000 words....

Jeff, I wish I had 5 $ for everyone of those boilers I've disassembled and replaced over the years. Most were in the 40+ age and were still working, but like Scott says...the BTU'S were just waving at the water in the boiler as they headed to the chimney. Chris

Jeff Lawrence_25

this was my first

I've never seen one in real life. Of course, my location has a lot to do with it.

The owner moved in last winter and one months gas bill was over $500. He wants a new boiler. I especially love the BTU's waving comment.

If my bride will let me (and it's not coverd in asbestos), I hope to be able to keep the door that the plate is on.

Jeff

J.C.A._3

Jeff,

Best thing about those boilers was.... the HUGE passages that the exhaust gases followed. Unlike the "pin" boiler that replaced them,(especially for oil!)they were very forgiving. If the neighbor saw black smoke pouring from the chimney....we knew we had at least a day to get there to rectify it. With the replacements, time is of the essence, and the repairs need to be done almost immediately.

If the flue temperatures could have been lower by scrubbing the heat from the fire better,I think they would still be used.A true 3 pass design...but with holes too big to work with oil approaching the prices we see now.

I also saw all the tricks people used to make the flue temps. lower...bricks stuffed in the second pass, MAKING plates for what was originally a "baffle plate" installed over the firebox and the ever popular heat scrubber placed in the flue piping.(ask Steamhead...he still sees them occasionally, and has photos too!)

Go for it! You are seeing what the best could do when a full tank of fuel would be delivered for around 12.00$ I hope you are sticking with a 3 pass design boiler...but anything will save fuel compared to the old Arcoliner. Good luck brother!

There will probably be none of the dreaded "heat retardent material" on this boiler, however...if the burner has been replaced, there MAY be some in the hole that the new burner is placed in.The covers were USUALLY lined in rockwool and the chambers back filled with vermiculite. Chris

Jeff Lawrence_25

It's a gas burner

I have the cover to the conversion burner in my shop. I asked the customer if I could have it for my collection.

(On Edit) Oh, it's full of the white cardboard type of 'heat retardent material'. I looked at the holes in the jacket where the piping attaches to the block.

Jeff Lawrence_25

But,

It was oil at one time. The owner bought it a little less than a year ago. The place was built before he was born and the builders/owners passed on, so the estate sold it to him.

How do I know for sure it was oil at one time? I really don't bit this gave me a clue.

Jeff Lawrence_25