Boiler Compatibility W/Radiators

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Post by stikit2bigoyl » Fri. Dec. 12, 2008 7:00 pm

Wondering if anyone knows of a coil boiler that is compatible with steam radiators...my brother in law would like to switch from oil. TY

 
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Post by WNY » Fri. Dec. 12, 2008 7:17 pm

Do a search on STEAM BOILER, a few other discussions exist...

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Post by gaw » Sat. Dec. 13, 2008 5:16 am

stikit2bigoyl wrote:Wondering if anyone knows of a coil boiler that is compatible with steam radiators...my brother in law would like to switch from oil. TY
Is coil a mis-type of coal? If not I'm confused :?

Almost all coal boilers being made today will work for steam. The Keystoker KAA-2 is not for steam but all the other Keystokers are. EFM, Axeman Anderson, AHS(to the best of my knowledge) will work. I do not know if the Harman boiler can be used with steam or not. You have a few options.

 
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Post by coaledsweat » Sat. Dec. 13, 2008 9:47 am

The simple answer is yes, a coal boiler that is H stamped (rated for steam) will work very well.
My question for you about the steam system, is it 1 or 2 pipe? A 1 pipe system requires a steam boiler. With a 2 pipe system, it may be possible to run a hot water boiler if there is enough radiation (number and size of radiators) available. Since steam operates at much higher temps, you will need more surface radiation to run it with a hot water boiler. In some cases (in the steam days), the old timers would install systems that would heat the house with the doors open. If this is your case, it would not be hard to do, if not it would require additional radiators. Calculations (heating requirement Vs. radiation available) can be done to ascertain what you can do with the current system.

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