New steam boiler - day 1

Unknown · October 2003

On Jericho TPKE in Mad Dog's home town . It's not fun feeding the meters every hour on an install . It's even less fun when the boss wants the job done in one day , and you have only 2 helpers - one's a rookie , the stairs are steep , the basement is pack rat city and it's raining like the end of the world . Needless to say , we have to go back tomorrow . Thats Kenny looking at wires , I think . I hope .

Unknown · October 2003

How far we got

We disconnected the boiler and moved it to the side for another company to remove . We installed a Peerless ECT 5 and are reusing the Riello burner . And I do love those drop headers - the last nipple wasn't the right size , so the extra swing made it line up no problem .

[Deleted User] · October 2003

nice header

can't wait to see more pictures.

Joe_13 · October 2003

Funny

Seeing that nice new Riello on that rusted hulk. I don't think that Ferrari burner was going to help the Titanic's engine room. LOL.

Mark Hunt · October 2003

SNAPPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The drink of true wetheads!(At work anyway!)

Nice looking job Ron!

I get to go look at one of those Levitt style homes this Friday. Wait until they see what I propose!

Mark H

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clammy · October 2003

excellent

excellent drop header beautiful work ron always a pleasure to see your stuff i believe you have that one licked for tommorow i'm waiting for the next steamer to come in my bosses rush me also good luck i hear them playing my tune i'm on call chow

Unknown · October 2003

Gonna have the completed pics

tomorrow . I wanted to get a frontal shot , but theres too much crap in the way . Thanks Gerry .

Unknown · October 2003

My co workers

Phil and Sal installed the water heater a few months ago , and as a bonus they threw a Riello in the old boiler . Sorta like putting a new heart in a cadaver .

Unknown · October 2003

So , whats the true drink

for wetheads after hours ? Thanks Mark , this was one of those days where the header went together smoothly - all the 2 inch lined up perfectly .

So whats the game plan in the Levitt ? Theres a limit to how many zones you can hook into a boiler under the stairs , or hanging off the floor . What the limit is , I'm not sure , but I bet you're gonna push it a little .

Unknown · October 2003

Yep

I'm gonna give him a choice - done fast or done right , and option 1 aint an option . Actually we got more done than I thought we would with all the hassles . Thank you Clammy .

kevin coppinger_4 · October 2003

Why do you increase...

to 3"? Could you keep it at 2" and get the same effect? kpc

bob young · October 2003

snapple vs. budweiser

back in the old days those would definetly have been beer cans. lol

bob young · October 2003

2\" to 3\"

works as a steam drum drier steam

kevin coppinger_4 · October 2003

I don't know...

dunkin donuts coffe is pretty popular....kpc

ScottMP · October 2003

U h oh

Copper returns !

Well, I have to say something! If we we keep heaping praise on your the boilers will fit but not your head

.

You Go Boy.

Scott

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Dave Palmer_3 · October 2003

dumb question

no pig tail on pressure-trols?Nice work Ron,looks like you have a level floor too,lucky s.o.b., Dave

ScottMP · October 2003

Take a closer look

He made his own trap.

He's pretty good

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David Sutton_3 · October 2003

Ron youda man buddy

Ron keep up the good work your making us all look good.

Unknown · October 2003

Yes , it slows the velocity

of the steam coming out of the boiler , and Peerless requires that size for this boiler . I think it worked - not a bang or a ping after I cleaned the system out .

Unknown · October 2003

That piping comes from

the 88 Weil Mclain steam boiler manual . I think it's easier to install that way and you don't get the pigtail sway if you use mercury pressuretrols . I also like the full 3/4 size so nothing gets clogged up . Dave , the floor was pretty level , but with a 5 section ECT , it makes its own level . Thank you Dave and Scott .

Unknown · October 2003

Next time

I will paint the copper returns black , maybe even stencil in some white at the ells to look like Teflon . Hey wait , after the time it takes to paint and stecil , I coulda done it all in black . Thanks Scott .

Unknown · October 2003

I sure am trying

I had to go back today to finish . Didn't get a helping hand till 2 pm . Thanks Dave

Unknown · October 2003

Finished job

I know Scotty - copper returns . If you have a good photo software program , can you change them to black for me ?

I had to go out the front with the skim once again because it was impossible to pull out the factory installed 1 1/2 inch flat plug in the back . After 2 cut knuckles I give up on crap like that . Peerless is also going cheap with the draw rods and send these boilers with the thinner , WBV size rods . When we pulled the boiler back together I thought the rods were gonna snap . They also sent the wrong steam trim - the gauge glass and the brass rods were too short . We also had to use a 24 volt manual reset LWCO , and of course it did not work , sensing low water when it was plenty full .

Other than all that , the boiler steamed up real good . After purging the returns of crap and skimming the boiler , I stuck around a good 45 minutes to clean up and not a bang in the place .

Steamhead · October 2003

And

it's easier to clean out than the usual pigtail. Once again- beautiful job.

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Tom DeBrum · October 2003

Finished job

Very neat job, really clean look.
It shows you enjoy your work.

steve_6 · October 2003

nice

nice looking job Ron. How many man hours did you have into it???

Unknown · October 2003

With the new kid

it was 32 man hours . Not the best job for the rookie to learn to Teflon pipes . We also had a separate company remove the old boiler , but we had to disconnect it and move it aside . The other crew probably saved us 2 hours . Thank you Steve .

Unknown · October 2003

Oh , I enjoy it when it's done

Getting there is what I could enjoy a little more . Thanks Tom .

New steam boiler - day 1

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