The two new "Munchkin" boilers that heat the church and provide domestic hot water are shown in the photograph above. The extreme complexity of the plumbing installation is evident in the maze of pipes above the boilers. Every little piece of pipe had to be measured, cut, and soldered, clamped, or threaded into place! The big white PVC pipes on an angle at the rear are the air intake and exhaust vents. The boilers are so efficient at extracting the heat from the fuel that there is no need for metal flue pipes to a chimney. The white cylindrical reserve tank for the domestic hot water is visible beside the left boiler. The Munchkins replace the old oil burners, and they run on natural gas. The old oil tank, which was an environmental and insurance liability, has been removed. This photograph was made on October 10, when the boiler to the right was fired up for testing. The only hitch was an airlock in the line to the Old Rectory, which was easily bled off -- just as a homeowner bleeds air out of a radiator -- to complete a fully successful test of the new system!
Kit Cone
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