Wood boiler BK on door does anybody know any thing about this boiler
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This is the info in the add
Indoor wood boiler, do not know the make says BK on the door Was in use last year. Has 2 inlet and outlet ports 1 Inch, has domestic hot water coil. Dimensions are 27 inches wide by 50 inches high and 36 inches deep. Feed door is 12x12. Holds approx. 15- 25 gallons of water and is a complete water jacket boiler.It will burn all night on a load of wood.
Indoor wood boiler, do not know the make says BK on the door Was in use last year. Has 2 inlet and outlet ports 1 Inch, has domestic hot water coil. Dimensions are 27 inches wide by 50 inches high and 36 inches deep. Feed door is 12x12. Holds approx. 15- 25 gallons of water and is a complete water jacket boiler.It will burn all night on a load of wood.
Come on experts who knows something about this boiler?
Who made it?
How old is it?
Steel or cast iron?
A good boiler or junk?
Who made it?
How old is it?
Steel or cast iron?
A good boiler or junk?
I am reaching way back.......
Might have been a brand name called "Boiler King"
But I find no mention in my 1982 directory.
In any case, this is very similar to existing boilers by Royall and Energy King. For instance:
(broken link removed to http://www.energyking.com/wood-coal-hot-water_furnace.htm)
or even closer is style:
(broken link removed to http://www.royallfurnace.com/IndoorBoiler.htm)
Might have been a brand name called "Boiler King"
But I find no mention in my 1982 directory.
In any case, this is very similar to existing boilers by Royall and Energy King. For instance:
(broken link removed to http://www.energyking.com/wood-coal-hot-water_furnace.htm)
or even closer is style:
(broken link removed to http://www.royallfurnace.com/IndoorBoiler.htm)
I am also looking for details on this boiler, I just purchased an indoor Boiler with BK on the Door, picked it up for $500, for the most part it is in good shape. The previous owner did not have any details, he thinks it was installed late 80's - early 90's. The outer shell is green which I just took off to see if I could find any other clues. Check out the photo. If anyone has any information please share -- Thanks.
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Very similar to the classic Royall boilers. I think the "king" and "Royall" thing is a connection of some sort. I think Royall either sold mfg. licensing rights or somebody knocked them off. Anyway, the Royalls at least are built like tanks and tend to last forever. These two BK have a nearly identical design.
Mine smoked like crazy and ate wood like nobody's business. If you can live with those two caveats, it's probably a pretty good boiler.
Mine smoked like crazy and ate wood like nobody's business. If you can live with those two caveats, it's probably a pretty good boiler.
Thanks for the quick response. I have sent emails out to both Royall and Energy King. Royall already responded that this was not one of their stoves. I would really like to get a manual and or some specifications. Overall it looks pretty simple, but this is my first Wood Boiler and I just want to make sure the hook up is done right. I hope to use this for a couple years, do some additional research on hydronic heating and maybe upgrade to a newer larger unit. Thanks again.
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