THE BOILER!

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This is the best before picture I have so far. This shows the space where the boiler sat with some remains in the floor and the first section still in place. It shows just how big this hummer was.

This is the side view of the first section still in place. The total weight of the sections was 4,200 pounds so figure each one weighed 700 pounds! Note the condensate trap at the top.

Remains of some of the sections plus a pile of rubble from the combustion chamber of the old beast. Next one we do, we're looking for volunteers to help remove the old!!!

Here's a couple more partial sections waiting to be taken up the stairs. The guys had to let their arms rest a bit. They were starting to reach the ground!

The start of putting in the new! Big Dave has the pipe threader going working on the gas pipe. Much of the boiler piping was done with short nipples but some of the 2" return & bypass was threaded by the installers.

The boys are starting on the supply piping. Note the $125 3" gate valve.There goes the profit!

Dave is installing the flue pipe. It was 8" pipe, much smaller than the 12" pipe the old heap used. The flue ran about 15' through an adjoining room before entering the chimney. Despite the run, the draft was good. The old boiler was coal fired. Later an oil burner and finally a power gas burner was used.

This one shows the return piping. This creation is called a Hartford Loop and has been used for years. But the old one didn't have one! There is a 2" pipe running from the supply header to the return entering at the top. The return enters on the right through a close nipple. A larger nipple could lead to water hammer. The advisor told them to use a standard PRV on the supply, visible at the lower left of the picture.

The finished product viewed from the controls side. The boiler wouldn't fire the first time. Seems a pin in one of the molex plugs was loose. Talk about a needle in a haystack!

The finished product from the burner side. Whisper quiet, the homeowner liked that after listening to the rumble of the conversion burner.

The mansion! Basement with some radiation, full first & second floors and some space on the 3rd floor. The new owner reported that after the asbestos was removed from the old boiler & basement piping, the radiators on the first & second floor only got partially hot and the 3rd floor got no heat at all. With the new one in place, all got "steaming" hot.

Two of the best installers you'll ever find. Steve (left) can do anything but he's a bit tempermental at times. Dave often lives up to his nickname of Cranky but he's the one you want putting in your furnace. He's very talented - even rebuilt a "This Old House" for himself. (Oh, lucky he's got a big family)

WHAT IS THIS? A 1910s central vac!!! It weighed plenty - used a 12" exhaust pipe that attached to the boiler's flue. #1 is the motor. The owner found a date of 1918 on it. #2 is the compressor for moving air. #3 is the collection assembly. #4 is the filter.

	This is the best before picture I have so far. This shows the space where the boiler sat with some remains in the floor and the first section still in place. It shows just how big this hummer was.
	This is the side view of the first section still in place. The total weight of the sections was 4,200 pounds so figure each one weighed 700 pounds! Note the condensate trap at the top.
	Remains of some of the sections plus a pile of rubble from the combustion chamber of the old beast. Next one we do, we're looking for volunteers to help remove the old!!!
	Here's a couple more partial sections waiting to be taken up the stairs. The guys had to let their arms rest a bit. They were starting to reach the ground!
	The start of putting in the new! Big Dave has the pipe threader going working on the gas pipe. Much of the boiler piping was done with short nipples but some of the 2" return & bypass was threaded by the installers.
	The boys are starting on the supply piping. Note the $125 3" gate valve.There goes the profit!
	Dave is installing the flue pipe. It was 8" pipe, much smaller than the 12" pipe the old heap used. The flue ran about 15' through an adjoining room before entering the chimney. Despite the run, the draft was good. The old boiler was coal fired. Later an oil burner and finally a power gas burner was used.
	This one shows the return piping. This creation is called a Hartford Loop and has been used for years. But the old one didn't have one! There is a 2" pipe running from the supply header to the return entering at the top. The return enters on the right through a close nipple. A larger nipple could lead to water hammer. The advisor told them to use a standard PRV on the supply, visible at the lower left of the picture.
	The finished product viewed from the controls side. The boiler wouldn't fire the first time. Seems a pin in one of the molex plugs was loose. Talk about a needle in a haystack!
	The finished product from the burner side. Whisper quiet, the homeowner liked that after listening to the rumble of the conversion burner.
	The mansion! Basement with some radiation, full first & second floors and some space on the 3rd floor. The new owner reported that after the asbestos was removed from the old boiler & basement piping, the radiators on the first & second floor only got partially hot and the 3rd floor got no heat at all. With the new one in place, all got "steaming" hot.
	Two of the best installers you'll ever find. Steve (left) can do anything but he's a bit tempermental at times. Dave often lives up to his nickname of Cranky but he's the one you want putting in your furnace. He's very talented - even rebuilt a "This Old House" for himself. (Oh, lucky he's got a big family)
	WHAT IS THIS? A 1910s central vac!!! It weighed plenty - used a 12" exhaust pipe that attached to the boiler's flue. #1 is the motor. The owner found a date of 1918 on it. #2 is the compressor for moving air. #3 is the collection assembly. #4 is the filter.