Mike Lamb 65 Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Les 80 Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 WOW been a long time since I have seen an old girl with her jacket off! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Raymond 27 Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Are nudes allowed here? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 88 Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 I'd set it up in an HI classroom, completely operational. I'm guessing that duct on top is the flue, so where is the heat siphoned off to warm the house? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Ghent 7 Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 Looks like a steam boiler converted to hot water. There are at least two circulators on the right side. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Katen 153 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Why do you think it was originally steam and not hot water? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kibbel 82 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 9/29/2018 at 9:55 AM, John Ghent said: Looks like a steam boiler converted to hot water. There are at least two circulators on the right side. That boiler was manufactured for a gravity hot water system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Ghent 7 Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Bill Kibbel said: That boiler was manufactured for a gravity hot water system. On second look Bill is correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marc 88 Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 I thought gravity systems contained steam and condensate in a one pipe configuration. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Kibbel 82 Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 Marc, You described a one-pipe steam system. A gravity hot water system is... well Dan can describe it in much more detail here: https://heatinghelp.com/systems-help-center/gravity-hot-water-heating-q-and-a/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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