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Question about near-boiler piping

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saias
saias Member Posts: 20
in Strictly Steam
I've been in my house for 15 years and have had no real issues with my steam heat. The knowledge here is amazing and such a great resource for understanding and maintaining the system. I recently watched Dan Holohan's video on near-boiler piping and found my boiler is piped incorrectly. It has 2 risers and 2 supplies off the header; one correctly between the equalizer and riser, and the other between the risers. I checked the installation instructions for the boiler and sure enough it has only one supply off the header just like in Dan's video.
The system has not exhibited any issues. So, my question is it worth having this addressed or should I leave well-enough alone?


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  • STEAM DOCTOR
    STEAM DOCTOR Member Posts: 2,602
    If you're not having issues, certainly don't change it. The return on investment is certainly not worth it. When and if you need to replace that boiler, certainly insist on having it. piped correctly
    ethicalpaulIntplm.HeatingDannyEdTheHeaterMan
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,935
    To be very clear, the manual shows an example of a main, not that you are only allowed one main connection. Each main should be connected individually to the header, yours is in the wrong place, but it should be connected separately. The manual cannot account for all situations, so it's showing where the main(s) should be connected, in your case that's two.

    All that said, if it's working leave it, but definitely fix it if it's ever replaced.
    2014 Weil Mclain EG-40
    EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Boiler Control
    Boiler pictures updated 2/21/15
    EdTheHeaterMan
  • saias
    saias Member Posts: 20
    Thank you all.
  • saias
    saias Member Posts: 20
    KC_Jones said:

    To be very clear, the manual shows an example of a main, not that you are only allowed one main connection. Each main should be connected individually to the header, yours is in the wrong place, but it should be connected separately. The manual cannot account for all situations, so it's showing where the main(s) should be connected, in your case that's two.

    All that said, if it's working leave it, but definitely fix it if it's ever replaced.

    I'm not going to touch it, but just want to make sure I understand. Are you saying the two mains would come off the header between the right riser and equalizer? Is it not recommended to have the one supply like in the manual and then tee it off to the two mains?
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,863
    Yes, that's what he's saying. No, it is not recommended to have one supply with a tee. In practice, I doubt anyone could tell much difference unless it was a very large boiler with a large header into a single small riser that then tee'd.

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
    See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el

    saias
  • neilc
    neilc Member Posts: 3,185
    IDK,
    there's a guy around here that will pipe things in glass, and now I even hear he has begun installing flow indicators in said glass pipings , , ,
    bet he could come up with a video or 2 and determine flow descrepancies, or not
    # @ethicalpaul
    known to beat dead horses
    ethicalpaulCLamb

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