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Posted by HeatPro on November 29, 2008 at 17:52:35:
In Reply to: New Burnham boiler cycling posted by Mike on November 29, 2008 at 13:09:16:
To find out if you have the correct sized boiler, count the Equivalent Direct Radiation of all the radiators plus 30%:
http://tinyurl.com/5c5ovq
The boiler would be oversized for the house if the radiation is also oversized for the house.
You can do a free computer heat estimate here:
http://tinyurl.com/5p3v43
or if you have XP or Vista:
http://www.heatpro.us/execs/htprolite.html
or online here:
http://tinyurl.com/5l6fbd
If the radiation is sized right for the house and the boiler is larger than 50% more than the total radiation EDR, then it is oversized.
No, there is no kit to reduce the input of an atmospheric gas steam boiler, as it makes the boiler too inefficient. You can reduce the input with that in mind.
The pressuretrol seems to be working properly.