1980 Columbia Boiler Rebuild and Install

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Post by smithy » Tue. Oct. 22, 2013 8:59 pm

Got a new hand fired project picked this up from form member in PA . Does anyone have manuals or pictures Help please ?

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Post by smithy » Wed. Oct. 23, 2013 8:10 pm

We got this boiler to heat shop area 2200 sq + 3 gpm domestic coil to heat hot water heater which also heats 2200 sq living space no manual just a pressure test and a handshake have to fabricate doors baffles? Brick ledge ? Shaker grate handle linkage? and I don't know what else . So a few questions have come to mind how about this

- should fire brick line the sides of the fire box?
- do you think a blower or metal bellows immersion type draft control
- metal chimney or or power vent
- primary secondary loops mixing valve or variable speed pump, dump zone

Thanks for any help or advice

 
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Post by franco b » Wed. Oct. 23, 2013 8:24 pm

You will have a better fire and will hold a low fire better with a lined fire box.

Immersion type of draft control seems most popular and makes sense. Don't know how you would rig it though. A blower still needs some sort of control.

Metal chimney could avoid another motor. Power vent less expensive.

One zone with excess radiation. One speed pump.

Just my opinion to keep things as simple as possible.

 
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Post by smithy » Wed. Oct. 23, 2013 10:08 pm

Thanks Franco b
the boiler kind of looks like a Wcb 24 but with fire tubes and was thinking to fab an ash door with a damper


 
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Post by smithy » Sun. Feb. 23, 2014 11:01 am

I am still looking for information on this boiler if any is available please :help:

 
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Post by StokerDon » Sun. Feb. 23, 2014 1:00 pm

smithy wrote: - metal chimney or or power vent

Thanks for any help or advice
smithy,

You can NOT powervent a hand fired unit. You need some sort of chimney.

-Don

 
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Post by Rick 386 » Sun. Feb. 23, 2014 9:43 pm

Not sure if it is the same company or not....................

http://www.columbiaboiler.com/

Your pic sorta looks like one on their current products without the coal portion.....

These are made near me. In fact the old shop had an oil burner hot air furnace made by them.

Rick

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