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markdelzell
markdelzell Posts: 32
in THE MAIN WALL
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New York state

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Posts: 27,738

    Some things are just better left alone…

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • markdelzell
    markdelzell Posts: 32

    Hudson NY

  • ratio
    ratio Posts: 4,304

    Still in service?

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Posts: 18,834

    That was made by the H.B. Smith Co, back before it was mismanaged out of existence.

    Co-Founder, All Steamed Up, Inc.

    Baltimore, MD, USA

  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Posts: 8,724

    Unless someone is paying the full boat 🚢 for a serious abatement.....leave it be....Mad Dog

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Posts: 7,656

    Its definitely all or none.

  • markdelzell
    markdelzell Posts: 32

    unknown, house was vacant for 10 years until my god son bought it.

  • PC7060
    PC7060 Posts: 1,940
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1892507#Comment_1892507

    what state?

  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Posts: 7,487
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1892508#Comment_1892508

    NY

  • kcopp
    kcopp Posts: 4,714
    edited March 21

    Looks like gravity hot water.

    I would love to see some of the radiators that are there.

    Looks like a gas system. Would be a great fit for a Mod Con gas boiler.

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Posts: 17,994

    it might work if you can encapsulate enough asbestos to fill it and clean up and light the conversion burner. i guess that is kind of a big cost to find out if the boiler is leaking or not. then you need to inspect especially the chimney to see if it is safe.

  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Posts: 20,941

    It is gravity HW. Strap on aquastat, Altitude/pressure gauge

    mattmia2
  • markdelzell
    markdelzell Posts: 32

    Hudson, New York.

    I've done similar replacements, twinned 2 navien fire tube boilers in my house. two pumps with check valves so I could zone it north, south.

  • markdelzell
    markdelzell Posts: 32

    "It might work if you can encapsulate enough asbestos to fill it and clean up and light the conversion burner. i guess that is kind of a big cost to find out if the boiler is leaking or not. then you need to inspect especially the chimney to see if it is safe."

    twenty years ago I would of thought about adding modcon boilers and keeping old boiler and building fire box and converting to wood fired.

    More worried about radiators.

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Posts: 17,994

    the system itself should be fine unless it froze

    PC7060

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