Pictures of Your Boiler

Post by **StokerDon** » Sun. Jan. 22, 2017 11:17 am

Nice!

The first picture even has the "Hot Rod Pinto" in it!

-Don

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sun. Jan. 22, 2017 11:25 am

Damn PP, a Pinto & a Hippy Van!!!

pintoplumber wrote:I found some pictures today. We built our house in the fall of '78. I got the boiler in the basement before the walls were built. The base is resting against the side.

pintoplumber · Post by **pintoplumber** » Sun. Jan. 22, 2017 2:27 pm

Fred, I forgot about our 1st neighbor having that. It was his work truck. Here's a picture from today, 38 years later. The clump white birch and the red oak were a gift from my boss at the time.

freetown fred · Post by **freetown fred** » Sun. Jan. 22, 2017 3:03 pm

Nice PP!

wildwood · Post by **wildwood** » Sun. Jan. 22, 2017 6:52 pm

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Haven't posted in year but was cleaning it out today so thought to post a few quick ones. Shoveling the ash by hand got old quick, was super dusty.

Ronald1988 · Post by **Ronald1988** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2017 7:09 pm

As many other experienced aa130 users have stated there is a learning curve to these beauties. Love this boiler over the old national 200 hand fed I had before.

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Post by **StokerDon** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2017 7:56 pm

Nice looking AA there Ron. Looks like you have a sloped bottom coal bin to.

WildWood, you do know they make these things called ash pans, right?

-Don

Post by **StokerDon** » Mon. Jan. 23, 2017 7:57 pm

pintoplumber wrote:Fred, I forgot about our 1st neighbor having that. It was his work truck. Here's a picture from today, 38 years later. The clump white birch and the red oak were a gift from my boss at the time.

Is that the old Pinto under the cover in the driveway?

-Don

pintoplumber · Post by **pintoplumber** » Tue. Jan. 24, 2017 12:08 pm

Don, that's a 92 VW cabriolet. The pinto got hit in a parking lot, it was the 3rd car she hit. I did get another one in '97. Here's a picture from Ford Carlisle.

I saved the wheels from the wrecked pinto.

Tryingitout · Post by **Tryingitout** » Tue. Feb. 07, 2017 11:30 am

Here are some pictures of my boiler install.

Post by **StokerDon** » Tue. Feb. 07, 2017 7:03 pm

That's a nice tight, compact install there T. I like the Y strainer idea.

Looks like your pump, pumps into your boiler bypass. Was that intentional?

-Don

Tryingitout · Post by **Tryingitout** » Wed. Feb. 08, 2017 10:38 am

Don, the boiler sat for a few years so I did not know how much rust and scale was in it. I flushed it a few times, but I thought the strainer would be a good idea to make sure nothing got into the coil. The pump on the bypass is per Keystokers instructions.

McGiever · Post by **McGiever** » Wed. Feb. 08, 2017 12:37 pm

Got into coil...or worse, into circ. pumps.

Qtown1835 · Post by **Qtown1835** » Wed. Feb. 08, 2017 1:43 pm

Tyingitout, nice install. Tight fit for sure. What model Keystoker? 2 points to note from my limited experience on a similar installation; 1. The bladder expansion tank should not be installed at a dead end. 2. The pressure blow off down tube needs to terminate min. 4" from the floor.(Safety thing)

Post by **coaledsweat** » Wed. Feb. 08, 2017 5:26 pm

Put a drip leg on that lift check valve. Very nice indeed.

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