Another glitch on a steam install
I was out this house today casing out air conditioning. The people just bought the home. A very nice home. I’m curious how this big old 9 section boiler wil gets its steam to the system
the header is supposed to be 3 inch, they bullheaded the 2 inch into one 2 inch connector, into the mains
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not your job
Not your problem
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It’s also piped wrong with the main tapped between the risers.
Bob Boan
You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
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If it works without problems, it serves to show how forgiving steam can be…
Br. Jamie, osb
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England1 -
"works" can have a lot of meanings. I wonder how close the output of that boiler is to the actual connected edr
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yes and yes. It seems like if I goof something up, the demons and vipers are biting at my heels. But when somebody else does a goofy job, everything works out just fine.
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Maybe you can figure out a way to tell them you know steam and if they have problems to call you.
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Are those risers bushed down at the outlets of the boiler?
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Can't see how the equalizer is tied in. @GW
The hacks get away with it all the time. Anything over 2" black is a foreign object to them. I thought I was the only one. If I had installed it like that the boiler would have likely blown up on start up.
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Make sure they know you do steam.
That way when it's leaking in the near future you'll get the call.
Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.
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Looks like a reducer or bushing and tee at the end of the header to make sure no condensate or carryover goes in to the equalizer…
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the header is full 2 inch, all the way to the 90 that drops to the equalizer. It’s turned 45 but it is not trapping any water.
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No. That's a Burnham V-89, and the outlets are tapped 2-inch.
All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
Consulting3 -
It's butt ugly.
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