Hey all,

Finally got some pictures for y'all of the still-dormant albatross!  We're trying to get our schedules to mesh with the contractor who is going to purge, start & analyze our system for us, so still no heat, but the weather has been relatively merciful for spring in Colorado.

There have been a couple changes since these were taken:  A rigid gas line, a flue, a purge on the return side and a drain line on the backflow.  The new photos are larger than 100k, so . . .

The question I've got is this:  What is the standard for air pressure testing?  We had a SLOW leak for a little while there, which I was able to track down and test.  It was never a big drain, however, and I'm wondering if the standard air pressure test method would have picked anything up in our case?  I had 5psi/24 hours on my first test and went to 1psi/24hours after cranking on the pressure test gauge.  No loss now, by the way (I was testing at 50psi and have a leak in one of the boiler isolation ball valves, which was bleeding pressure into the boiler, thus tripping the pressure relief).

Not having had the pleasure of experiencing the boiler under fire, the install was relatively painless.  It was a bit drawn-out, working in fits and starts and having to get instruction on flashing a vent through a flat roof.  I'm happy to have the floor space in our utility room, for sure!

Thanks all for the help and discussion.  It was a real eye-opening conversation!

charlie