Kerr Titan 101

[Treefarmer1988]

I have an old wood boiler, a Kerr Titan 101 that is set up in my garage, and water is piped 100 ft into my house. I have a 40 plate hx in the house feeding a 500 gallon storage tank. Tank feeds into radiant floors. All is functional and works but I have a hard time getting the boiler over 130 degrees, even during multi day runs. This is somewhat ok because I'm using it for radiant applications, but I'm curious if these old non gasifier boilers had a hard time heating up.... Any tricks? Blower fan is working fine, installed a damper, exhaust temp good..... Thoughts? Thanks!

 

[hobbyheater]

.... Thoughts? Thanks!

Are the underground lines insulated?

 

[all night moe]

What are ya burning?

 

[Treefarmer1988]

Underground lines are thermopex one inch.... Burning dry hardwood. What should a stove like this have for a grate? It has coal gates but on top is a 1/4 steel plate with maybe 10 1 inch holes in it.... Thinking this might be an air restriction.... Should the grate be more like an expanded mesh? I'll get a pic of the plate today

 

[Treefarmer1988]

 

[all night moe]

I would assume that to be plenty for CFM. Try it with just the grates and se what the results are.

Not familiar with this furnace but, forced air fed? If so, is the blower working properly? Is there a gate valve, shutting off air supply malfunctioning? Sounds like your problem is fuel or air flow. Flow also incudes the draft.

 

[Treefarmer1988]

Thanks for the reply,

I built a grate out of the expanded mesh in pic, maybe a little better but boy is it a wood eater now.

Forced air with a squirrel cage blower, feeds thru ash pit and up to grates, all is wide open and functional.

Any other thoughts? Stove is easy to light, thinking draft is ok?

Thanks for the time!!

 

[bluesblake]

RE: 1980 Kerr TC202 Wood/Coal Boiler

Looking at one for purchase but afraid of a 44Yr old Water tank etc. I am no boiler man so i dont really know how to inspect it.
Looks solid and pretty clean .

Any info greatly appreciated. Also what would this unit be worth?
Its on marketplace.

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[salecker]

Personally...
You are talking about a 45 year old unit. I would maybe look at it for a garage where heat is not critical
The cost of install is going to be a factor, as you have no expectations that the boiler will last more than a year or so
There is the fact that it will probably be inefficient compared to modern units

 

[bluesblake]

Personally...
You are talking about a 45 year old unit. I would maybe look at it for a garage where heat is not critical
The cost of install is going to be a factor, as you have no expectations that the boiler will last more than a year or so
There is the fact that it will probably be inefficient compared to modern units

I thought likewise. Thank you for the insight.

 

[salecker]

Also use the search function on here to see if there is any past threads on the boiler you are looking at