Keystoker KA-6 Homeowner Install Opinions
Good Evening All,
Looking to pick your brains for an opinion. Take a look at the following pictures and tell me if you see anything that jumps out at you as a mistake in my hook up so far.
I am installing a Keystoker KA-6 Duel Fuel as a replacement for a furnace that failed and was leaking everywhere.
I believe that I am just about complete with my piping, unless you guys see a mistake in my piping.
I have not hooked up the domestic hot water yet, but the rest should be complete.
Thanks You, I appreciate you thoughts and comments.
Don Wilson - Lee, Maine
Looking to pick your brains for an opinion. Take a look at the following pictures and tell me if you see anything that jumps out at you as a mistake in my hook up so far.
I am installing a Keystoker KA-6 Duel Fuel as a replacement for a furnace that failed and was leaking everywhere.
I believe that I am just about complete with my piping, unless you guys see a mistake in my piping.
I have not hooked up the domestic hot water yet, but the rest should be complete.
Thanks You, I appreciate you thoughts and comments.
Don Wilson - Lee, Maine
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Looks OK to me. The only one thing, I just can't see, usually there wants to be 10" of straight pipe before the air scoop/expansion tank. This lessons turbulance in the water to let the air bubbles get up into the scoop. Ohhh, one other thing, I see you're a fellow Mainiac... if there a low water cutoff? It's required on any boiler in Maine, and I think it should be on every boiler no matter where. It is the final safety. If you lose water in the system, it shuts the power off.They go about 6" above the vessel in the supply pipe. (They could go in the return, as long as it's above the top of the boiler.) They are about $100 and easy to wire up.
If this is an addition to an oil boiler, and there's one on it, and the levels are the same, and they are staying connected, you'd be covered. Or steal the one off the oil boiler if not using it any more.
If this is an addition to an oil boiler, and there's one on it, and the levels are the same, and they are staying connected, you'd be covered. Or steal the one off the oil boiler if not using it any more.
The low water cutoff goes right beside the triple aquastat.
It comes as a prewired assembly from Keystoker.
I put everything new in Except the actual boiler in 2 years ago. Right after installing everything else new, the boiler sprung a leak. This Keystoker KA-6 is a total replacement, that is why I decided to go with the duel fuel option. Just in case I ever have a problem getting coal, I always have the option to burn oil. ( as long as my wallet is thick)
It comes as a prewired assembly from Keystoker.
I put everything new in Except the actual boiler in 2 years ago. Right after installing everything else new, the boiler sprung a leak. This Keystoker KA-6 is a total replacement, that is why I decided to go with the duel fuel option. Just in case I ever have a problem getting coal, I always have the option to burn oil. ( as long as my wallet is thick)
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Don,
Looks good. I finished installing my KA-6 several weeks ago and when I was installing the low water cutoff there was some confusion about which hole the low water cutoff goes into. I noticed that you have your low water cutoff in the lower hole and the Triple Aquastat in the higher hole. I installed mine just the opposite. My reason was that this way the low water cutoff will shut the boiler down before the aquastat is out of the water. I even called Keystoker on this and it came down to where they said it didn't really matter which hole it was in. I just figured it would be better to shut down before the aquastat stops reading right.
Mike
Looks good. I finished installing my KA-6 several weeks ago and when I was installing the low water cutoff there was some confusion about which hole the low water cutoff goes into. I noticed that you have your low water cutoff in the lower hole and the Triple Aquastat in the higher hole. I installed mine just the opposite. My reason was that this way the low water cutoff will shut the boiler down before the aquastat is out of the water. I even called Keystoker on this and it came down to where they said it didn't really matter which hole it was in. I just figured it would be better to shut down before the aquastat stops reading right.
Mike
Past the first big hurdle tonight.
Checking new piping for leaks pressurized the system with 15 psi compressed air.
Has been holding for over 3 hours, I would say I am safe in assuming I am leak free!!
Now if I can get the electric all figured out without lighting my house on fire.
No worries, I only live 700 feet from the Fire Station.
Checking new piping for leaks pressurized the system with 15 psi compressed air.
Has been holding for over 3 hours, I would say I am safe in assuming I am leak free!!
Now if I can get the electric all figured out without lighting my house on fire.
No worries, I only live 700 feet from the Fire Station.
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Everything looks to me but what do I know I just finished the plumbing on my 1st boiler a KA6 dual fuel also. I think my plumbing looks better than what was there previously. I also will post pics once I have a fire. Tonight I test for leaks and do the wiring. Just a quick question did your stoker mechanism have a little note on a screw that says" remove screw and put in box if returned". The note was under the screw on top of what I think is the gear box. It has me baffled.
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So do you know the purpose of the hole that will be there when I remove the screw. Is it to add oil to the gear box? I can't see leaving ahole open to the gear box and allow dirt to get in there.
I spoke with Keystoker about the screw once I saw oil leaking from it. They said it was there for shipping only so no oil would leak and if you keep it in it will build up pressure in the gear box and leak oil. When asked about dirt ect. getting in they said that it won't. I conprimised, I still have the screw in the hole but it is just resting there. No pressure builds up and no dirt or dust gets in.huntabsarokee wrote:Everything looks to me but what do I know I just finished the plumbing on my 1st boiler a KA6 dual fuel also. I think my plumbing looks better than what was there previously. I also will post pics once I have a fire. Tonight I test for leaks and do the wiring. Just a quick question did your stoker mechanism have a little note on a screw that says" remove screw and put in box if returned". The note was under the screw on top of what I think is the gear box. It has me baffled.
Jon
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Yeah thats the type of thing that should be included in the manual. Maybe with all the business they have now they can afford to upgrade it.
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My AA has a little vent on the gear box. I guess when it heats up a little ait slips out, then when it cools, the air goes back. What tiny dust tha gets in get's removed when you change the oil each year. A nice air filter might make the life of the gearbox go from 88 years to 91!huntabsarokee wrote:Is it to add oil to the gear box?
Getting to cold up here to wait any longer for the replacement panel from Keystoker. I will install that in the spring.
I took a pair of tin snips and made the 2nd panel they sent me fit, the hole around the oil gun is a bit shabby looking, but I should have heat rolling out of it within a day or 2 hopefully.
Here is a couple shots of the completed project.
I took a pair of tin snips and made the 2nd panel they sent me fit, the hole around the oil gun is a bit shabby looking, but I should have heat rolling out of it within a day or 2 hopefully.
Here is a couple shots of the completed project.