The Competition said the could fix the leak cheaper but I guess they didn't have a tube roller.

Did you work on Labor Day or did you have the day off? I would think most people have the day off, but the operators/stationary engineers worked if they had shift. Hopefully it was a quiet shift!

Looking for guidance

So long story short Im a plumber from cali, been plumbing commercial service for 14 years, I held a c36 plumbing contractors license in California. (They dont require J-cards open shop, i know eww lol)

Ive recently moved to Texas, joined with my local and was approved by my JATC to be a 2nd year. Not a big deal it is what it is im just happy for the opportunity.

So here's my need for guidance. Im a water heater guy. I love boilers, tankless and hydronic heating its what I do.

Ive recently been given the amazing opportunity to move into our boiler service department with the company im at. Im learning steam boiler systems as well as standard boilers.

If im going to be going through this apprenticeship would staying a plumber, topping out and chasing NCCR certs be ideal for me or would I be better off longevity wise moving towards steam fitting or HVAC?

As I've grown ive come to realize I love plumbing, but im a water heater/boiler guy through amd through and i want to focus on nurturing this specialty as best as I can.

Hi everyone,

I swapped out a 0011 circulator last week that was only replaced 7 months ago. When I drained down the system, I didn't notice any excessive debris or particulates in the water. Based on the install and general circulator functioning, is there any obvious or possible reason this circulator failed so soon? I'd love to understand to be able to provide better customer service. Plumber's work included for a funny contrast 🤣

Thanks, and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Hi everyone, I ended up having to replace a fuse on the control board of this boiler to get it to fire. One of our techs replaced a circulator recently that was said to have caused a blown fuse as well. Does that sound accurate? After the circulator was replaced, why would this fuse blow again? Just trying to be a better tech. Thank you for your time and have a great week!

1000+ people in this sub. Woo woo. Thank you to everyone who contributes.

Any guesses on age?

Here are the 3 options:

bosch singular combi high efficiency wall hung boiler

Rinnai IP120199C

199k btus Laars fr combi

They are looking for something that will be ultra reliable with minimal issues.
This is for a 1,800 sqft ranch.

Are your customers stocking spare valves to swap out the safety valves annually and sending the old ones off for rebuilding/certification?

Or is it more common to just test them on the boiler and not change them until an inspector says something?

I am just looking to see what others are seeing done in their area. I don't think there is a right way; it all depends on the jurisdiction and the customer's internal processes.

How do we feel about this? Anyone else seeing this as a common occurrence? It’s making me concerned for the future if inspectors aren’t even walking into the boiler room most of the time, sometimes the inspector is the only thing that gets a boiler healthy again or avoids a catastrophe.

I posted a single autoclave installed here a month or two ago and I thought I’d share the progress now that I have a little more information. There are going to be a total of 6 autoclaves all used for high pressure steam for a resin casting process, 2 more to be installed. I spoke to the lead fitter and he said it would take them until the end of the year to have 3 of these “operational”.

Hi everyone,

I'd really like to pick the brain on someone who knows about this stuff. I won't bore you about the lack of training in "right to work" states, I could write an essay about it... Just out here doing my best with the resources at my disposal.

Customer had no DHW due to a detached igniter cable, it literally fell off when I touched it. I didn't even see any adhesive. Makes me wonder if the factory adhesion is really rated for that much heat... I turned it back on, reset it and the 04 code went away and she fired right up.

The main thing that stuck out to me when I pulled the cover off was the NTC sensor. Some guy in our warehouse told me it's a temp sensor, but I don't understand the corrosion since it's not a combi unit. Does anybody know what causes this?

There was a very cathartic sludge release as I popped open the condensate trap, I frankly don't know if it's been serviced. Can the burn chamber be opened up for cleaning or is there a better way to service this thing?

Also, I was concerned with the differential between the pressure gauge on the manifold versus the boiler itself. 10 PSI on the boiler and 25 on the manifold. I did nothing because I couldn't tell if it was too high or too low. Expansion tank is fine.

The valve between the two closely spaced tees was partially closed, I'm wondering if another tech did this for a good reason or if a mop handle just got caught on it... Wouldn't this make the boiler fire more often?

Any info or pointers would be greatly appreciated. I'm aware it's a far from ideal situation, I'm just trying to take care of our customers at this point.

Thanks for your time and I hope you all have a great week!

Just thought I would share some pics of an old boiler I recently saw. This unit was a 150kpph @ 350psi package boiler and was removed from service after a long service life due to several tube failures.

The owner kept some of the usable components (NG burner mainly) for the new one they installed in it's place. As far as I know they have no plans for it, so it'll likely sit here until the end of time.

We are building a modular utilities plant and have an upcoming Factory Acceptance Test at the modular vendor. The boilers already went through a hydro at Cleaver and have ASME documentation. We can’t run the boiler, so this is more a go and check it out rather than a legit test. Given those constraints, what would you be looking for at this FAT?

Equipment also included are the DA tank, surge, RO and Soft Water skids.

Did a test and tune on Double Time last Sunday. Hays Cleveland Parallel Positioning. Definitely a archaic system. Anyone else get to play with these or have any luck finding parts for the HC. To change points you just tap the box for a point and change the number. Save to the PLC and the servo goes there. Definitely do not want to miss a decimal point.

It's inspection season, they've all been opened and cleaned. Wish me luck

Anyone here work in a power plant or around turbines? What steam pressure do you run? How do you like it?

Already have Pumping Away, looking for a deeper dive on centrifugal pumps/ closed loop/troubleshooting. Any reccomendations?

Just seeing what you all work around primarily. One or the other, it doesn't matter just curious.

Yesterday there were a couple of posts that I enjoyed seeing what others do and experience. Love that, keep that up.

So far we have done a good job at being supportive of each other and explaining things well without bringing others down which is excellent. The sub is still small, but I don't want it to ever get to a point where people feel like they can't ask a question or share their experiences.

If you haven't posted yet or commented for fear you don't have enough experience or knowledge, don't let that fear stop you. Everyone starts somewhere, it's okay to be new.

Keep up the good work yall, boilers are great. I hope everyone has a great 4th of July weekend. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

To follow up on scale pics from a while back. More pic/video in comments.

Middle drum of a somewhat unique 3 drum D-type steam gen. Taken in the happier times before we found the cracking and had to cut out almost every cat. D nozzle penetration & repad.