That's their real name: Munchkins. They are very compact and very efficient boilers for heating the water that keeps the church warm in the winter. On August 21 we posted photographs of the old oil-fired boiler, and of the empty space in the boiler room after it had been removed. Today, August 27, the two Munchkins were put in place, and over the next few days they will be connected into the existing system of pipes that carry the warm water to radiators all over the building. Some changes are being made in this plumbing to improve the efficiency of the system as a whole. The Munchkins are so efficient that they don't need a chimney for the hot exhaust gas! The exhaust is warm, not hot, and will be carried up the old chimney in a plain PVC pipe. All the rest of the heat in the fire will be been extracted by the Munchkins and put to use in the building. The system is so effective in this heat extraction process that the expected payback for the new equipment is only four years!
Kit Cone
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