I Have a Holland NO.340

yooper49908 · Post by **yooper49908** » Fri. Oct. 02, 2015 10:43 am

The sheet metal on it has gone bad, but, the casting is good. Is it worth it to replace sheet metal? What would be the approx. cost?
Thanks Jack

SWPaDon · Post by **SWPaDon** » Fri. Oct. 02, 2015 10:46 am

Welcome to the forum.

Could you post some pictures of it, It would help a lot.

wsherrick · Post by **wsherrick** » Fri. Oct. 02, 2015 1:39 pm

Yes, some photos would be extremely helpful.

Post by **coaledsweat** » Fri. Oct. 02, 2015 8:09 pm

You don't need it on a boiler. If insulated, it protects the insulation from damage. If not, it protects you from coming in contact with high temperature steel.

Post by **franco b** » Fri. Oct. 02, 2015 8:25 pm

I never saw a Holland boiler, all furnaces. To distribute heat other than the radiant heat in the vicinity of the furnace you need the sheet metal and the plenum at the top. After that the distribution pipes.

You can use it as is as a radiant stove.

yooper49908 · Post by **yooper49908** » Sat. Oct. 03, 2015 4:47 am

it is not a boiler, it lives in the basement and needs the plenum to distribute the heat. I will try to get some pictures. It is a Holland No. 340'

Post by **coaledsweat** » Sat. Oct. 03, 2015 9:15 am

yooper49908 wrote:it is not a boiler, it lives in the basement and needs the plenum to distribute the heat. I will try to get some pictures. It is a Holland No. 340'

Your profile states it is a boiler.

SWPaDon · Post by **SWPaDon** » Sat. Oct. 03, 2015 9:32 am

The only post I can find on NEPA is this one: Holland Furnace

I found this also:
http://www.nachi.org/forum/f20/living-nostalgia-h ... ace-12849/

I did a search, and it seems that the Holland is the old 'octopus' style. If that's the case, yes you can make a new jacket. The bonnet will be the worst part as special tools were use to lock the pieces together........the rest is just sheet metal screwed into the steel support rings.