Steam boilers that are piped wrong

And some install pics from this site.

We see poor installs often. I question how a horribly piped boiler or system can sometimes last thirty, forty or even fifty years. I am not talking about antique boilers that were converted from coal to oil to gas. I am talking about relatively modern boilers manufactured in the last fifty years. I have also seen boilers piped near perfectly last as little as nine years. I think a lot of it depends on the boiler design, the water quality and maintenance.

Show the customer how you plan to pipe the boiler and why it is important. Also, let them know the system will perform better when your done, and why. Do not pick on the last guy.

Many of the old time boilers just came up out of the boiler into the supply pipe with no header. If they had two supplies and had two tapping's the boiler was the header.

The newer boilers hold less water and a smaller steam to water disengaging area=more velocity. You need the header to slow things down to separate the steam and water