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Peerless WBV

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BDR529
BDR529 Member Posts: 369
in Oil Heating

Now has baffles from factory. No very robust for where they have to live.

I see heat distortion to the point that they can not be removed and sooting issues from there.

Anybody else?

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  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 7,172
    Screenshot_20251112_201252_Drive.jpg

    It got a complete makeover. I don't see any baffles though. I wonder if the burner door swings open wide enough with that framing.

  • 109A_5
    109A_5 Member Posts: 3,311

    The way I see it Water or Steam they both have the baffle, item #17. Sooting issues ? Does the boiler need a tune up ?

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    National - U.S. Gas Boiler 45+ Years Old
    Steam 300 SQ. FT. - EDR 347
    One Pipe System
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 7,172

    Maybe the baffle is for low firing rates?

    Big Ed_4
  • BDR529
    BDR529 Member Posts: 369

    WBV's always tuned very well. I figure the baffles are to drop temps to get "better" Effcy numbers.

    Not even going to get into condensation discusion.

    What is figure 8.1? Correct castings but, 16 17 19 20?

    Oh! The really new model. But no baffles..

    I give up, As long there is no subcription fee , bluetooth BS. Baffles are easy to deal with.

    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 7,172
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1872159#Comment_1872159

    I've never seen the new design in real life. I wonder if a Riello with its cover fits under the boilers burner cover. No more front return either.

  • SuperTech
    SuperTech Member Posts: 2,633

    I've seen these baffles in new WBVs and it seems like they cause problems. Over fire draft is positive unless I remove them. It's hard to get clean combustion with them in. My company just removes them when we come across them. We treat them just like vent dampers, we keep the vent dampers open to avoid problems when they get stuck open. Both items are unnecessary things added in a attempt to gain a tiny bit of efficiency.

  • Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien Member Posts: 3,583

    They were added to meet DOE AFUE standards

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