1st steamer of the season ( Ron Jr. )

Unknown

We were going to pipe in the 2nd tapping , but ....... the factory installed plug would not budge . And I don't believe the jacket is cut out for that tapping . I think it'll be fine with the drop and the increase to 3 inch for the boiler main .

Unknown

I can't believe

it's almost 1/2 way through October and this is our first steam replacement . Harder to believe it was a gas boiler . The 2nd pic shows the steps down . We had to angle the handtruck down to avoid getting hung up on the waste line .

J.C.A._3

Nice Ron !

I bet you have done enough to cut their heating bill by a 3rd or better!(Ask them to track for you...it will be a great sales tool)

NIce work for a Friday. Chris

lchmb

In demand

You know my friend, you keep up that type of work and they are going to start scheduling two install's a day...:o Beautiful work per the norm. Now give your back a rest for the weekend. I have a feeling they have more for you to do next week!!

Al Corelli

Nice work, Ron.

First steamer?

Dang! I just checked, we're doing our 24th Monday.

16 Water boilers since Sept 1st. 2 crews, 6 guys.

Ron, you never cease to raise the bar.

Thank You.
Al

Steamhead (in transit)

Looking good

another drop in Keyspan's revenue (or whatever they're calling themselves now).

I know of an even older Royal steamer here in Baltimore, but that one won't be replaced until the Mega-Steam comes out.

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Mark Hunt

NICE!


Factory installed plugs should be illegal!

Beauty job Ron!

Mark H

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Darin Cook_6

Looks Good Ron

Maybe Dan should write a new book. It could be called "The Almost Lost Art of Steam Heat". Nice work, as always.

TSGT Darin Cook
Air Expeditionary Forces, Iraq

ScottMP

See Ron

Now your getting compliments fron Iraq. Your work is known around the world.

Nice job.

The Dead Men Live !

Scott



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Jamie_6

Great looking job Ron! I'm sure those stairs where a bugger!

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David Sutton_6

Its about time !!!

I was begining to think you didn't like steam anymore, Very nice buddy !!Looking forward to seeing more....David

kevin coppinger_4

I agree...

it is not just Burnham either..Smith is that way too...kpc

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jim s_2

Don`t you just love

Factory installed inaccesible plugs?

I know I do NOT!

Unknown

24 steamers this season already ?

Wow , when does your season start for those 24 ? Your crews are at a breakneck pace Al . Is your work oil or gas , or a combo of both ?

Thank you Al for the complimnent !

Unknown

It was a Royal ?

I forgot to look for the brand name . I really think this will drop the fuel bills a good percentage . We were steaming in about 5 minutes - I always forget how much faster gas boilers produce steam compared to their oil counterparts . Thanks alot Steamhead .

Unknown

I mentioned

tracking the bill to the homeowners . They are related to someone who works in our office , so it shouldn't be a problem .

Yeah it wasn't bad for a Friday - got done at a resonable time . We lucked out cause there was a 5 zone MPO going in too , but a co-installer broke his pinky a few days ago and another down boiler came in . I might be doing that MPO Monday .

Thank you Chris .

Unknown

And Peerless

with a flat plug in the skim tapping . Sometimes it comes out , sometimes it don't .

Forgot about this - there is no specified skim tapping on this boiler . We piped in a tee where the relief valve goes and tried a skimming through there .

Thanks Mark and Kevin .

Unknown

The stairs were hairy

And the was a very tight left turn at the top landing . The handtruck had to be held almost totally straight to go down the 1st step . Whoever is on the bottom of the handtruck in this situation needs nerves of steel and real good upper body strength .

Thanks Jamie .

Unknown

Well ......

after seeing your 2 latest steamers , I got jealous . I was going to try your trademark soda bottle trick but I didn't have my fave - IBC root beer . And it looks too much like a beer bottle

Thanks alot David .

Unknown

Factory installed

Even if we didn't want to pipe in the 2nd riser , I like having the option of using that plugged tapping if it'll line up with the system piping better .

Steamhead (in transit)

Yup

a Royal Red-Glo, made by Hart & Crouse. From the outside it looks like the usual 3-pass coal boiler.

A good oil boiler will steam as fast as a gas one. I'm curious to see how fast the Mega-Steam produces steam.

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Unknown

Shhhhhh !

Don't go puttin' ideas in heads lchmb . One a day and I'm wiped .

This is a working weekend . Just trying to wake up enough to start working on the house ...... again .

Thanks alot lchmb .

Unknown

Darin

Wow , your post means alot to me . I'm the one that should be complimenting you for the work you are doing right now .

Thank you very much Darin .

Jerry_15

Nice lookin job, but what's with that bucket? Some guys just got no fashion sense.

Unknown

Hey Scott

I promise if I get famous I won't forget about you , buddy

Didn't someone talk about pitching a boilerman reality show ? It would be hilarious . Closeup shot of me dropping pennies down Kenny's crack . Kenny slicing open my cup of coffee so it dribbles down my shirt . Replacing Tony's tools in his tool box with speedy dry and rocks . Everyone walking out of the shop with clothes pins stuck to their backs .

More of a blooper and practicla joke show , huh ?

Thanks alot Scott .

Unknown

Hahaha

That's funny . It was the homeowner's bucket that we screwed up . We were using it to skim the boiler . We threw it out , it had cracks down to the bottom .

Thanks Jerry .

Dan Foley

Plugs

Nice looking job as usual, Ron. You and your crew obviously show pride in your work. I didn't know you worked on gas.

We too have had the same issues with the factory installed flush plugs - and I have the busted knuckles to prove it! To top it off, they use a **** size inverted plug - a 1" drive is too small and a 1-1/4" drive is too big. My guys fabricated/welded a tool out of scrap steel and angle to remove the plug.

The solution is simple - either use a square head plug instead of the flush plug or just leave it out. I have taken this up the ladder at Burnham but my suggestions have fallen on deaf ears. -DF



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Constantin

Very nice....

As usual, this install is a joy to behold. I really like the drop header, along with the massive header up there. The steam should be extra dry and happy.

Other nice touches include that double 45° fitting on the gas line so that the handle is easy to use, the pipe lines up both with the boiler and the gas supply in the ceiling.

Top notch.