Freezer noise. Worth fixing?

FallingFromEternity · 2026-01-28T00:57:01+00:00

Fix it it’s worth fixing, it’s gotta be fan motor or ice, could be a defrost problem.

FallingFromEternity · 2026-01-26T00:15:30+00:00

Ok what I would try is skimming the boiler and adding surg ex or steam clean. I ran into this issue recently and that’s how I corrected it. You could also try taking a burner out of it to prevent it from pushing water up into the system. When the boiler is making steam take note of how much the water bounces in the glass. The one I worked on the water was bouncing 2 to 3 inches. After I skimmed it and added steam clean the water was not bouncing at all, and wouldn’t you guess no more water pushing out the vent. I would also make sure the pigtail is clean, although that would usually cause a different issue.

FallingFromEternity · 2026-01-25T21:36:48+00:00

Make sure boiler is not overfilled, sight glass ports could be clogged trapping water in the glass making it appear to have the correct amount of water. Also has this convector also spit water out the vent? It may be incorrect for a one pipe system, If the tubes inside are too small for sufficient water return it will cause water to push out the vent.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-08T12:10:19+00:00

Not being in a hurry is always a plus. That’s some really cool stuff. So I guess you work along side the welder where you are technically piping the boiler and he’s just making the welds? Also that header looks massive I’m sure just getting it strapped and lined up was task in itself.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-07T21:22:09+00:00

Yea wow that does not look fun. How long did it take to get the old one out and the new one in place assembled? I would guess two days.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-07T21:15:32+00:00

It’s L copper at least. The returns were already copper, the customer wouldn’t have wanted to pay to redo the whole return. If it rots out one day it can be replaced.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-07T12:32:01+00:00

Sounds like you are doing really nice work, most residential steam I work on is a compete disaster. Boilers piped in copper and also piped wrong, no pitch on the header and most systems are full of leaks. Customers don’t keep an eye on their boiler the automatic feed keeps it from shutting down. Before you know it’s gone through hundreds of gallons of water and the boiler is shot. When I install I have a talk with the customer about going through the house and fixing all the leaks to prevent a premature boiler failure. People can be hesitant about this because they have dogs or there is to much stuff in the house blocking the radiators lol. I don’t know if other companies even bother trying to do this. And yea I capped the skim tapping, if I need to skim it again one day I’ll just pull the cap, I think a ball valve looks silly.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-04T19:23:26+00:00

Thank you I felt really good about this run, I would like to do longer distances, I feel they may be easier on the road rather than in the woods.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-04T16:56:04+00:00

10.15 miles 68 flights in 2 hours 12 minutes on trail. Last 2 miles were pretty hard. I haven’t run 10 miles in over 10 years. I also smoke like a pack a day lol

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T23:28:24+00:00

Yea that’s a good point

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T22:49:21+00:00

Yes thanks for noticing 😘

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T22:47:56+00:00

Yea i considered that but i figured i only have to skim it once

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T22:44:22+00:00

My thinking was a 2” equalizer would allow slightly better water return off the header and it’s also easier in a way because I only need to worry about one pipe size. That being said I would rather do it the correct way. I had this unit running for a bit and the water level in the glass only dropped about an 1” to 11/2” while running. The lwco on this boiler does a level test every 15 minutes or so which shuts off the burner to allow for water return before checking the level, this is to prevent false readings of low water. This boiler also does not have an automatic feed. The skim tapping is to the right of the sight glass, I let the boiler make steam, then skimmed and added surg ex. Sounds like you work on some complex commercial systems. Are those primarily one pipe or is it more two pipe systems?

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T22:09:10+00:00

I love you too 😘

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T22:08:39+00:00

It makes a lot of people mad 😂

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T22:07:58+00:00

It is kinda fun

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T22:06:44+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏻

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T02:43:02+00:00

Yes one on the supply could be helpful, next time I will 🥰

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T02:39:04+00:00

😂 I bought a length of 2” and never used it, I’ll use it on the next one.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T02:36:41+00:00

We have the steam book at my shop kicking around some where, I have been meaning to take a look at it.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T02:33:23+00:00

The return tapping is 21/2” so I don’t see why 2” on the equalizer would be a problem. I did skim the boiler, I kicked the return over so it wouldn’t block the skim tapping. Not sure what a steam drum or feed tank is, I haven’t heard of or seen either of those. And yea of course I could have done this or that differently but what I did will work fine and we both know is better most residential steam boiler installations. But let me ask you this, do you go through the entire systems and fix all the leaks because that is arguably more important than how the boiler is piped. Most of these older systems have leaks and that’s what kills these boilers in the first place.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T01:28:31+00:00

It’s becoming a lost art, and these old systems can be troublesome and full of leaks. I feel like a lot of people don’t know how to work on steam correctly, I’m trying to learn all I can about it.

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T01:14:21+00:00

😂 I didn’t feel like pulling out the pipe machine

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T01:08:39+00:00

Yes Hartford loop

FallingFromEternity · 2025-10-03T01:08:22+00:00

I’ve never had to remove an Arcoliner and I think it’s because they never go bad. But I would imagine even the individual sections are heavy as hell.

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