Coal boiler ID help...

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Unclesnake
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Post by Unclesnake » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 8:05 pm

Picked this up at a swap meet today.
date is 1943
I assume it's a wood/coal boiler? very small...

I took it apart for inspection.. everything looks good, I capped one end and put about 120lb compressed air to it... and it seems to be leak free.

I was thinking maybe it's a Humphrey ?

would appreciate any info or comments.
thanks,
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Post by Unclesnake » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 8:07 pm

couple more
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Post by McGiever » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 8:22 pm

Welcome to the forum.

You could do a Search here on "Bucket A Day" water heater.

Pressure testing with compressed air can be very dangerous...water pressure is much safer method.

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 8:34 pm

120#? You're lucky nothing went wrong. It would have gone off like a fragmentation bomb. That said, it should be filled with water and then charged with air. Typically 30# is enough. Valve it off for 24 hours and if it holds pressure, it's good to go. No need for all that pressure, it's just to dangerous.


 
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Post by Unclesnake » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 8:37 pm

Thanks,
I did happen to find a picture of another one online...

Anyone recognize the name on the lid?

SEARS ??
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Post by Unclesnake » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 8:42 pm

Looks slightly different
But has the clover leaf H emblem.
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Post by McGiever » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 8:44 pm

Just a couple different foundry's made everybody's water heater...the hinged lid bore the name of the retailer that sold it.

Cloverleaf and H was the ASME welded pressure vessel certification seal or emblem.

 
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Post by Unclesnake » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 9:07 pm

McGiever wrote:
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Cloverleaf and H was the ASME welded pressure vessel certification seal or emblem.
It does look similar to the ASME emblem...
But I am getting different info here: https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=266644
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Post by Unclesnake » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 9:10 pm

I was also thinking it might be an H for Hercules ...
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Post by Unclesnake » Fri. Sep. 28, 2018 9:22 pm

I did find an ASME cloverleaf H (H-code)

but it still has ASME in it...

Maybe they used just the H in 1943
for Heating vessel...
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Post by McGiever » Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 8:55 am

It is not seamless but is skillfully welded cast iron by a ASME Certified welder of that time period and with passing a physical pressure test to 300 psi for proving..

 
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Post by Unclesnake » Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 7:25 pm

McGiever wrote:
Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 8:55 am
It is not seamless but is skillfully welded cast iron by a ASME Certified welder of that time period and with passing a physical pressure test to 300 psi for proving..
Interesting.
Do you know if there are channels inside or is it one open chamber with in/out ?

also,
which nipple is the IN ?
If I had to guess I'd say in from the bottom and out at the top ..... ??

 
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Coal Size/Type: PEA,NUT,STOVE /ANTHRACITE
Other Heating: Ground Source Heat Pump and some Solar

Post by McGiever » Sun. Sep. 30, 2018 10:51 am

Unclesnake wrote:
Sat. Sep. 29, 2018 7:25 pm
Interesting.
Do you know if there are channels inside or is it one open chamber with in/out ?

also,
which nipple is the IN ?
If I had to guess I'd say in from the bottom and out at the top ..... ??
First, don't know...
Second, your guess is correct...these were rarely used with circ. pump...relied on gravity of thermosiphon

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