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Whistling steam boiler

@ February 23, 2011 6:16 PM in Whistling steam boiler

I have e really old steam boiler(name tag fell off)..when it's starting up cold in the morning it whistles and not really sure why...it's eventually going to get replaced but for the mean time im curious why it is producing this sound....any ideas?

Whistling steam boiler

@ February 23, 2011 6:13 PM in Whistling steam boiler

I have a really old steam boiler(name tag fell off) that whistles only when its starting up cold first thing in the morning...any suggestions on why....by the way it's eventually going to get replaced, just interested in why it would be doing that.

Whistling steam boiler

@ February 23, 2011 6:13 PM in Whistling steam boiler

I have a really old steam boiler(name tag fell off) that whistles only when its starting up cold first thing in the morning...any suggestions on why....by the way it's eventually going to get replaced, just interested in why it would be doing that.

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@ March 25, 2010 8:35 PM in Cleaning sections on caked on silt.

you should replace the returns...using a chemical cleaner is just going to loosen more dirt and your problem will never end! Also ...i doubt you will ever get the boiler unclogged to the point of where it can actually work even half way efficiently again....sounds like you're due for a major overhaul.

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@ March 25, 2010 8:35 PM in Cleaning sections on caked on silt.

you should replace the returns...using a chemical cleaner is just going to loosen more dirt and your problem will never end! Also ...i doubt you will ever get the boiler unclogged to the point of where it can actually work even half way efficiently again....sounds like you're due for a major overhaul.

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@ March 14, 2010 10:42 PM in Please help!

I did increase the firing rate but i put the firing rate back up to where the boiler said it should be..should i turn the rate back down....the boiler said it should be at 3.5" wc originally it was running at 1.41 wc and it didnt make steam i wouldn't make any heat and would run all day.  The vents are new #1 vent rites..the adjustable ones and they are half way down the radiator which ive never seen before should i get that tapping tool and move them to the top? Also i told the guy the hartford loop connection is too high it does need to be moved down it is connected at the same level as the waterline! thanks for the help guys...i havent had a lot of experience with steam but my thoughts were along the same line.

munchkin

@ March 12, 2010 9:21 PM in Buderus GB142 vs Burnham Alpine

As far as the 95% boilers go i've had the least amount of problems with munchkin.......they're easy to clean real quiet nice boilers. Outdoor reset built in to the control & they have a stainless steel heat exchanger, look into them i find that the buderus are a little over kill for what they are...just my opinion

re

@ March 12, 2010 9:10 PM in 3 1/2 black pipe fittings

im not sure where ur from but did u try met pipe? or watertown plumbing supply?
metro pipe 617 492 6400 watertown plumbing supply 617 924 2840

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@ March 12, 2010 8:40 PM in Please help!

its a standard column radiator with two column that are 45" high 5 sq ft. per section so i figure 20 sq ft of edr? right and there are two of them...an 1 1/4 pipe can handle 98 sq edr on the vertical when condensate flows against steam and it can handle both of them on the horizontal up to 55 edr for 1 1/4.. also im running at a 1/2 pound with a 1 pound differential but the pressure gets up to about 2

Please help!

@ March 12, 2010 6:36 PM in Please help!

i am working on  a steam system that personally i dont think ever worked.....the boiler wasnt firing at the right rate and wasnt making steam, i fixed that. It is a one pipe system, two of the pipes were pitched the wrong way..i fixed that also NOW i have two radiators that are fed off a single 1 1/4" line that wont heat up and when the burner stops firing its not so much the loud banging as it is a snapping sound.....the weird thing is the radiator valves are hot and the radiators piss out air for about 5 seconds n snap shut.....also the A dimension is only 18" and the hartford loop ties in at the same level of the water line. its a burnham independent 4 boiler. any thoughts?