I just purchased a used Sequoyah little Albert model 2300 I have no manual for install or operations manual. I know that the company is out of businesse and I can't find anything online. Does anyone have one of these boilers or any links to a manual. New to the forums just looking for some help. Thanks
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About your boiler:
When rick was in business he had a manufacturer
who made the boilers he sold very well.
The Lil albert, Big Boss Man, Sequoya, Whispering Pine
and the little spruce were all made with quality materials.
NOW to the LIL ALBERT;
The LIl Albert and the big boss man were designed and
built with three water tanks.
The arrangement is referred to as a saddle tank arrangement.
The Big Boss Man and the Lil Albert were designed using
1. fire brick on the walls , rear and sides
2. the rear of the Lil Albert and Big Boss man have a rear clean
out door that permits you to clean out the creosote where the
stack is by opening the rear door and cleaning it- SORRY BUT ITS BEEN a long while so I do not remember it all
3. the three saddle tanks are on the sides and the top of the combustion chamber.
4. the three saddle tanks absorb the heat from the firebrick and then it is absorbed by the water in the three tanks.
5. The boilers use basic plumbing controls and they are obtainable locally or from W.W. Grainger
6. The Lil albert and Big Boss Man have a rear access door that allows you to clean the soot and creosote
out of the area where the chimney is easily.
7. I will suggest you place the circulation pump in the house to prevent any possibility of pump failure from freezing.
8. You will need a backflow preventer if you do not refill the boiler with garden hose.
9. you should flush the system out with fresh water to remove any rust in the tanks a licensed plumber can do this for you.
10. I would also strongly suggest that you do the following.
I purchased a piece of channel iron 12 by 12 by 2 to put over my coal grates to increase the thermal mass.
and 50 full size firebrick and stacked the fire brick in the boiler to just below the flue pipe
YES I lost half the volume of the fire box BUT I GAINED A HUGE HEAT SINK THAT STORES HEAT AND RELEASES HEAT BACK INTO THE WATER SURROUNDING THE BOILER.
NOW by doing this fires burn hotter and cleaner and I burn less coal.
A small hot fire will provide you with heat that will be radiated into the firebrick and
by doing this you will use less wood and coal.
When rick was in business he had a manufacturer
who made the boilers he sold very well.
The Lil albert, Big Boss Man, Sequoya, Whispering Pine
and the little spruce were all made with quality materials.
NOW to the LIL ALBERT;
The LIl Albert and the big boss man were designed and
built with three water tanks.
The arrangement is referred to as a saddle tank arrangement.
The Big Boss Man and the Lil Albert were designed using
1. fire brick on the walls , rear and sides
2. the rear of the Lil Albert and Big Boss man have a rear clean
out door that permits you to clean out the creosote where the
stack is by opening the rear door and cleaning it- SORRY BUT ITS BEEN a long while so I do not remember it all
3. the three saddle tanks are on the sides and the top of the combustion chamber.
4. the three saddle tanks absorb the heat from the firebrick and then it is absorbed by the water in the three tanks.
5. The boilers use basic plumbing controls and they are obtainable locally or from W.W. Grainger
6. The Lil albert and Big Boss Man have a rear access door that allows you to clean the soot and creosote
out of the area where the chimney is easily.
7. I will suggest you place the circulation pump in the house to prevent any possibility of pump failure from freezing.
8. You will need a backflow preventer if you do not refill the boiler with garden hose.
9. you should flush the system out with fresh water to remove any rust in the tanks a licensed plumber can do this for you.
10. I would also strongly suggest that you do the following.
I purchased a piece of channel iron 12 by 12 by 2 to put over my coal grates to increase the thermal mass.
and 50 full size firebrick and stacked the fire brick in the boiler to just below the flue pipe
YES I lost half the volume of the fire box BUT I GAINED A HUGE HEAT SINK THAT STORES HEAT AND RELEASES HEAT BACK INTO THE WATER SURROUNDING THE BOILER.
NOW by doing this fires burn hotter and cleaner and I burn less coal.
A small hot fire will provide you with heat that will be radiated into the firebrick and
by doing this you will use less wood and coal.
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Leon,
Thanks that is awesome info, do you run any glycol in yours or do you just run water? I'm in Iowa so it does get fairly cold. That's my debate right now as to what I want to do. Also you said to put the pump inside the house? Don't plumb it into the back side of the boiler itself?? I guess i would figure there would be enough heat to keep it safe as I plan to leave it on to recirculate the water is once its filled. I'm going to be hooking into a exesting gas boiler system with a heat exchanger plate and then my DM hot water as well. My basement is always over 50 degrees and there will be about a 40-50 ft loop inside there I would think that off the exchangers and air temp the water in the lines would recirculate enough heat to keep it from freezing. Idk I'm new to this. If you know anything about the electronics on the unit or the startup/shutdown that would be awesome. Is there any manual that I would find anywhere? Thanks
Thanks that is awesome info, do you run any glycol in yours or do you just run water? I'm in Iowa so it does get fairly cold. That's my debate right now as to what I want to do. Also you said to put the pump inside the house? Don't plumb it into the back side of the boiler itself?? I guess i would figure there would be enough heat to keep it safe as I plan to leave it on to recirculate the water is once its filled. I'm going to be hooking into a exesting gas boiler system with a heat exchanger plate and then my DM hot water as well. My basement is always over 50 degrees and there will be about a 40-50 ft loop inside there I would think that off the exchangers and air temp the water in the lines would recirculate enough heat to keep it from freezing. Idk I'm new to this. If you know anything about the electronics on the unit or the startup/shutdown that would be awesome. Is there any manual that I would find anywhere? Thanks
My boiler is indoors and I run only water in it.
You have monster amount of water in there and adding glycol with a system that is going
to be near potable and fed by potable water is not good idea.
You have to follow code completely as your plumbing inspector will have to sign off on it.
About the pump; if you lose power you wil be a helix surrounding a circular shaft AKA SCREWED
Rick Kept everything simple and basic common controls from what I remember reading about them and the others.
Just plumb it according to national and local code and you will be fine.
keep the pump in the basement
You have monster amount of water in there and adding glycol with a system that is going
to be near potable and fed by potable water is not good idea.
You have to follow code completely as your plumbing inspector will have to sign off on it.
About the pump; if you lose power you wil be a helix surrounding a circular shaft AKA SCREWED
Rick Kept everything simple and basic common controls from what I remember reading about them and the others.
Just plumb it according to national and local code and you will be fine.
keep the pump in the basement
leon,
I finished my plumbing and got everything hooked up on the boiler. I just started my fire and im not sure whats going on, when I start the fire with the door open i get great air and good fire I have the fan on and then when i close the door and let it burn there is little smoke and then when i open the door there is no fire. When do you run the fan on my type of boiler? What is the process of the fan and lighting running procedure? thanks
I finished my plumbing and got everything hooked up on the boiler. I just started my fire and im not sure whats going on, when I start the fire with the door open i get great air and good fire I have the fan on and then when i close the door and let it burn there is little smoke and then when i open the door there is no fire. When do you run the fan on my type of boiler? What is the process of the fan and lighting running procedure? thanks
OK now you have an issue;
The fan should run at all times until the thermostat is satisfied at the high limit temperature
and then shut off.
I do not remember if rick had a smoke bypass door on the Big Boss Man or the Lil Albert
like the ones on the little spruce, whispering pine or the mighty sequoyah models
Did you remove the rear cleanout door and clean
the creosote out of the back side of the boiler?
DID you look down the stack to with a good flash light to see if there was
anything in there that should not be???????
The squirrel cage fan(Yours)should be or is connected to the
thermostat in the house. If it is not calling for heat it will not open
and create the forced draft for combustion.
Please refresh my memory about the controls, is there an LED panel
that shows the temperature???
I think you need a licensed electrician for an hour to simply check the wiring for
the boiler and the house thermostat to be sure it is hooked up correclty
These squirrel cage fans are normally closed and the solenoid opens them
when the thermostat calls for heat and then the door switch closes the
contacts for the fan power and turns the fan on.
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