Darren Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Attached is picture from todays inspection; Gas; steam boiler about 45 years old. It looks like the rods extend into the flue, transfer heat out, fan kicks on and blows it out. I checked for carbon monoxide leakage but found none. Has anyone ever seen this before? Darren Chatham (Small).JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Hello Darren: Your pic got lost in modem land, need to try and upload again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Darren - your pic didn't make it thru la la land, but this sort of thing is quite common in upper midwest. I have seen them usually on alternative fuel stuff like corn, pellets, tires, motor oil, etc.. Thrush Mfg had a whole line of recovery units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Can't see the photo either. I've thought about doing something like this myself at the furnace exhaust flue. I'd rivet passive radiant fins to the flue and a small fan to blow the air. I asked my engineers about this, and they said the fan would consume more energy than I'd be saving. Oh well. I could always still do the fins with no fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a46geo Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Darren, No photo here either. I have seen metal finned contraptions that are designed to clamp on a flue. The idea was to make the furnace room a little warmer but I never understood why that was needed. There is usually enough heat radiating off the furnace itself. If you actually do come across something that extracts heat from the exhaust, better watch out for bad drafting. I would also think that rods passing through the flue would create an obstruction to draft. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Lewis Posted March 13, 2004 Report Share Posted March 13, 2004 Darren, I just saw one the other day on an oil fired steam boiler. It was a cube about 16" by 16".I warned about soot buildup, but the draft seemed OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Let's try it again.... uploads/darren/200431318112_Chatham.JPG Chatham.JPG I can't get it to work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Mike, As they say when a ball gets away.... Lil help Darren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renron Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Looks like the photo thing that Brian G. has is contagious. Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted March 14, 2004 Report Share Posted March 14, 2004 Hi Darren: Rename the file to chatham.jpg and then upload it - it will work then. I think the underscore _ in the file name is preventing the upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Here we go..... Chatham.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Darren, Let's start a support group for the poor souls who can't get a damn photo to post. You know, a 12 stepper. The first step is to admit that you can't get it to work, and you're powerless over it.... Brian G. Image Posters Anonymous [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Originally posted by Darren Here we go..... Chatham.JPG Hmmmmmnmmmmmmmmm [:-bigeyes] Mike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Hello Mike: It was Darren that was trying to upload the picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Brian, I admitted it after the first try... I can do it, I can do it, I can e-mail Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a46geo Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Darren, Holy-makel-der-andy. I have no idea what you have there, but I would definately write up that Ameritherm vent damper for removal. FYI: That flex connector would not be legal in Michigan. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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