Black Iron Fittings - Domestic Vs Imported

 
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BunkerdCaddis
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Location: SW Lancaster County
Stoker Coal Boiler: Bairmatic-Van Wert
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Van Wert VW85H
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey Hanover II working when I feel the desire, Waterford 105 out on vacation, Surdiac Gotha hiding somewhere
Coal Size/Type: pea/nut/rice/stove-anthracite, nut/stove bit when I feel the urge
Other Heating: oil fired hydronic

Post by BunkerdCaddis » Thu. Jan. 19, 2017 6:49 pm

This is only the first phase of my little project so things aren't done but the black pipe work was all done with imported fittings from suppyhouse and the pipe was lowes. The only drip I had was a 1/2 inch copper 90 I reused from the bottom of my toolbox.
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Phase 1 heating system remodel

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Stoker Coal Boiler: Gentleman Janitor GJ-5, Van Wert VA-600, Axeman Anderson130 X3.
Hand Fed Coal Furnace: Harman SF3500 reduced down to 3 grates connected to its own plenum
Coal Size/Type: Rice, Chestnut and whatever will fit through the door on the Harman
Other Heating: Noth'in but COAL! Well, Maybe a little tiny bit of wood

Post by StokerDon » Fri. Jan. 20, 2017 8:59 pm

That look's real nice Bunk!

I see you like temperature gauges to.

-Don


 
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BunkerdCaddis
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Posts: 708
Joined: Sun. Jan. 18, 2015 10:26 am
Location: SW Lancaster County
Stoker Coal Boiler: Bairmatic-Van Wert
Hand Fed Coal Boiler: Van Wert VW85H
Hand Fed Coal Stove: Saey Hanover II working when I feel the desire, Waterford 105 out on vacation, Surdiac Gotha hiding somewhere
Coal Size/Type: pea/nut/rice/stove-anthracite, nut/stove bit when I feel the urge
Other Heating: oil fired hydronic

Post by BunkerdCaddis » Fri. Jan. 20, 2017 11:14 pm

Thank you kind sir!
StokerDon wrote:I see you like temperature gauges to.-Don
I'd put a whistle on if I could figure out how... but maybe I'll do the pilot light on the upper and lower circulators like has been talked about here before. The other two already light up when they're on. ( insert disco ball smilie here) toothy

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