Posted by Noel on November 01, 2001 at 13:51:53:
In Reply to: boiler posted by jtown on October 02, 2001 at 07:24:00:
All good advice. You are on the right track. Slant/Fin and the others also have 100% fuel safteys. The advice against oversizing is very important. Keep the steam pressure VERY low, under 2 PSI, if you can. This lengthens cycles (both on and off) by moving the steam at the designed rate. Some air vents won't "drop away" or reopen above 2 psi. Spring and fall, the new smaller boiler will be cheaper to run; shorter warmup times. In the cold part of the year, it cools less, so it won't differ as much. Noel, Tech Service, Slant/Fin Corp.