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Job Pictures. 1930's TRANE Vapor system.

JStar
JStar Member Posts: 2,752
PART ONE



We just finished a steam replacement in Pennsylvania for a HeatingHelp customer. The old boiler was an SGO-6. We installed a Smith 8S3. Half the size. We also brought the system into proper order by replacing a series of bad repairs causing a lack of heat, and lots of water hammer.



We replaced 40 feet of 1-1/4" copper at the end of the 2" steam main (concentric reducer). Repitched a few radiator run outs and returns. Replaced some copper run outs. Installed two new radiators. Installed a handful of TRV's. Upgraded all of the venting, favoring the 80 foot steam main. Replaced a couple trap elements (original traps, 80 years old). We spent more than a few hours inside of the pictured crawl space, hugging the steam main to keep warm. And maybe my favorite part, we installed a gauge glass on the Trane Direct Return Trap, giving it a second life with the new system.

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  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
    Part Two

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    Part Three

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    Part Four

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    Part Five

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    Part Six

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    Part Seven

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  • Hap_Hazzard
    Hap_Hazzard Member Posts: 2,846
    Great Job!

    It's hard to believe the difference between the before and after. As I'm reading down, everything looks reasonable, step by step, but then I went back up and looked at the "before" pictures again and, holy crap! What a difference!



    Just think how many years it took to get all screwed up compared to the time it took you to make it better than new. That's pretty impressive.
    Just another DIYer | King of Prussia, PA
    1983(?) Peerless G-561-W-S | 3" drop header, CG400-1090, VXT-24
  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 856
    Nice

    Very nice indeed!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    "Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Baltimore, MD (USA) and consulting anywhere.
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/all-steamed-up-inc
  • vaporvac
    vaporvac Member Posts: 1,520
    road trip?

    Are you should you don't do road trips? VV
    Two-pipe Trane vaporvacuum system; 1466 edr
    Twinned, staged Slantfin TR50s piped into 4" header with Riello G400 burners; 240K lead, 200K lag Btus. Controlled by Taco Relay and Honeywell RTH6580WF
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,576
    Great job

    Now even the mousetrap will work better!--NBC
  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
    Return

    In the last picture, you can see a poorly made repair on the dry return. It was trapping water in the return for more than half of the radiators. When we cut that pipe, it drained for about 15 minutes and filled a 5 gallon bucket.
  • pcloadletter
    pcloadletter Member Posts: 38
    Nice work!

    What's that large pipe stub on the front of the boiler? The skim port?



    On a random note, what is the purpose of the small copper rods on either side of a sight glass? I see them all the time and always wondered what their purpose was. Are they there to protect the glass from getting hit with something?
  • Pumpguy
    Pumpguy Member Posts: 645
    Yep...

    just guard rods to protect the glass... in case a paper airplane happens to fly by.
    Dennis Pataki. Former Service Manager and Heating Pump Product Manager for Nash Engineering Company. Phone: 1-888 853 9963
    Website: www.nashjenningspumps.com

    The first step in solving any problem is TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.
  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
    Pipe.

    Yes,that's the skim port.



    The gauge glass rods protect about 2% of the glass, so you know that any time you drop something, it'll land on that other 98.
  • Hap_Hazzard
    Hap_Hazzard Member Posts: 2,846
    Spare the rod and spoil the glass.

    You can get them with four guard rods. That's, like, twice as good! :-)
    Just another DIYer | King of Prussia, PA
    1983(?) Peerless G-561-W-S | 3" drop header, CG400-1090, VXT-24
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,796
    This was a true de-knuckleheading job

    well done!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
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