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It's Selfie Thursday, look at our special barometric damper

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GW
GW Member Posts: 4,692
edited February 2018 in Oil Heating
Dang boiler was pulling an 06, no wonder.



Gary Wilson
Wilson Services, Inc
Northampton, MA
gary@wilsonph.com

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  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,506
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    Real time saver for those who can't work a pair of snips. I bet the boiler/furnace was nice and clean with the high neg draft...
    steve
  • GW
    GW Member Posts: 4,692
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    The sad part is this is off of a Bud g215 with a Riello gas gun----meaning-- the original guy may have goofed it, but the guy that put the MG-1 damper on sure would have seen this. Two knuckle headers in a row.
    Gary Wilson
    Wilson Services, Inc
    Northampton, MA
    gary@wilsonph.com
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 5,835
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    With a gas conversion burner, shouldn't the regulator be on the run with a spill switch?
  • GW
    GW Member Posts: 4,692
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    Yes my smiley pic is without the barometric damper and spill switch. My guy took this piece out and added a piece of 6” and a 6” tee.; the barometric wasn’t the problem. I guess my subject title isn’t super accurate. He brought his back to the office knowing I’d be tickled
    Gary Wilson
    Wilson Services, Inc
    Northampton, MA
    gary@wilsonph.com
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,835
    edited February 2018
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    HVACNUT said:

    With a gas conversion burner, shouldn't the regulator be on the run with a spill switch?

    Only if it's an atmospheric type or one with a standing pilot light. On a power burner with electric ignition, the setup in the pic is correct as long as the hole in the smoke pipe is full size and a blocked-flue spill switch is used.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
    HVACNUT
  • icy78
    icy78 Member Posts: 404
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    Are you saying the baro was installed without cutting in to the flue?
  • GW
    GW Member Posts: 4,692
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    This was how we found it, yes it did have a barometric damper on it. The damper wasn’t the problem through. This little hole was the problem. We installed a tee (yes we could have cut out the hole to match the damper)
    Gary Wilson
    Wilson Services, Inc
    Northampton, MA
    gary@wilsonph.com
    icy78

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