Mike Lamb Posted September 27, 2018 Report Share Posted September 27, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Are nudes allowed here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ghent 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 Why do you think it was originally steam and not hot water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ghent 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 I thought gravity systems contained steam and condensate in a one pipe configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel 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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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