SETUP:
2001 Burnham V83 Boiler oil-fired, feeding hot water to 8 cast-iron radiato= rs WW1 vintage. Mounted on top of 6 cinderblocks approx. 6=94 above baseme= nt floor, boiler is approx. 2=92 away from chimney stack. 6-7=94 diameter metal flue runs vertically about 18=94 above top of boiler = then angles horizontally, upward at 5 degree angle, towards and into chimne= y stack. Mounted on vertical section of flue is a typical draft regulator with count= er-weighted door.QUESTION: I asked the boiler tech from my current oil supplier if he could check the = calibration of the flue regulator door based upon what I saw from the door = mfg., and he asked me why? I said because I just wanted to make sure it wa= s working properly. I told him the procedure used to take draft measuremen= ts inside the boiler and in the flue. He told me, =93Number one, this regu= lator is installed in the wrong place(3=94 above the boiler on the aforemen= tioned vertical section of flue), and number two, boilers today don=92t eve= n need regulator doors.=94 He then went on to explain that to reposition the regulator in the correct = location =96 on the horizontal section of flue =96 would cost approx. $150-=
300 in labor time alone, not to mention parts(new flue pipe & fasteners), a= nd that it was just best to leave it alone, even though the oil supplier at= that time installed it incorrectly when they put this Burnham V8 series in= . His attitude through the whole time was professional and to the point, but = instinctively I felt that technically he was incorrect. What do you all think based upon my setup and the conversation above?-ChrisCoaster