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Post by crtbilly on Jan 13, 2016 22:05:47 GMT -5
Howie.... you still around for assistance? Let me know. I just bought a house with an oil furnace and would like to get your opinion on a few things. I have to take photos of the items since it will give you and idea of condition to see if I need to do anything or I can use what I get. Let me know if you still check this forum and I will follow up with more detail.
Thanks,
Bill
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Post by howie on Mar 18, 2016 4:46:02 GMT -5
HB Smith is a good boiler but the company went out of biz. All of the parts on it are pretty much industry standard parts common to all US oil boilers so parts should be no problem. Sold as a packaged unit the usually came with a Carlin burner. They were available in both steam and forced hot water. Post a picture of the front showing the burner and controls.
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Post by crtbilly on Apr 10, 2016 14:07:14 GMT -5
Hey Howie! Thanks for getting back with me. I made it through the winter and the thing did pretty good. I need to get better with bleeding my system. Air really does make some unwanted noise but it wasn't to bad. The main concerns I had was the tridicator gauge. I know the thing is toast but wasn't sure what size stem was needed or if it even mattered. I know I could pull it and find out but the system is still in use and don't want to drain and refill again. Also It appears that the pipe connected to the circulator pump is really rusted. I think the pump was the reason for this because it appears to be new. We have well water that is a little on the acidic side so it wouldn't take much to cause this but would like your opinion on if it should be changed out. Also the exhaust is strait into a chimney flu. I was winder if I can install a damper on the pipe and also fill in around the pipe were it enters into the wall with some chimney cement. I have attached some photos so you can get a better look at what I am talking about. Let me know if you need more info. Thanks for your help. Smith Series 8 Boiler  tridicator gauge  Circulator Pump  Pipe Below the Taco Pump   Tigerloop  Exhaust entering chimney flu    |
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Post by howie on Apr 16, 2016 5:46:16 GMT -5
All off the shelf parts. The circ is OEM. Replacements are green. The smoke pipe should have a damper and should be cemented into chimney. Also, the chimney cleanout cover appears to be missing. This will effect the draft to the boiler. The tiger loop is there to automatically purge air from the fuel system. If there is water pressure on the system, you should not have to continually purge air from it. Have to look at the pictures again to see if there is a air vent in the system. The boiler gauge is a std item as well.
Looked at the pictures again and don't know if there is a automatic vent in the system. Take a picture of the device that the expansion tank is connected to.
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Post by howie on Apr 16, 2016 6:09:25 GMT -5
All off the shelf parts. The circ is OEM. Replacements are green. The smoke pipe should have a damper and should be cemented into chimney. Also, the chimney cleanout cover appears to be missing. This will effect the draft to the boiler. The tiger loop is there to automatically purge air from the fuel system. If there is water pressure on the system, you should not have to continually purge air from it. Have to look at the pictures again to see if there is a air vent in the system. The boiler gauge is a std item as well. Looked at the pictures again and don't know if there is a automatic air vent in the system. Take a picture of the device that the expansion tank is connected to. |
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Post by crtbilly on Apr 16, 2016 14:14:05 GMT -5
Thanks Howie. I will see if I can get some more pics of the water system. I think there is a vent system but could be wrong.
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