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Smith BB 14A-S/W-4 Oil Steam Boiler

holocron
holocron Member Posts: 14
in Buy, Sell, Barter

Hello all!

Our oil based steam boiler journey is coming to an end. We currently have a Smith BB 14A-S/W-4 boiler, manufactured in 1994. When we purchased this home, I contact the manufacturer to get information on this unit based on serial number. The previous owners claimed it was installed circa 2007, which seems unlikely.

It runs great, has been well maintained, and has no issues.

We're planning to decommission it and I am wondering if anyone would want it? It's obviously older, but it's a beast of a workhorse.

Please contact me if interested for more details.

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,364

    If it's running great, why would you want to decommission it?

    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
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    kcopp
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,727
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1808042#Comment_1808042

    That would be my question, too. That boiler will run practically forever with a little TLC now and then, and there is no other heating system which has the comfort of steam.

    And switching to anything else is going to expensive… which you'll never recover…

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,400

    BB-14s were good boilers

  • holocron
    holocron Member Posts: 14

    I get the points above, but the house is being converted over to something I shall not name here. :-)

    We could keep it as backup—this would be the difference between a sizable rebate. But this is unlikely to happen.

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