Samson, The Old Oil-Fired Boiler

"Sam" lived in the basement of our house.  He stood 4 feet 6 inches tall, 2 feet 6 inches wide, and 3 feet deep.
Burning home-heating oil, Sam consumed roughly
500 gallons per month, at about 4-5 gallons per hour.  That's is the equivalent of driving a full-size car
at 60 mph for about 125 hours.  A little pricey at $1.45 per gallon!!!
"Sam" was named by Teresa the first week she lived in the house while Bill was making his life-changing journey across our country,
most of it in a blizzard.  Sam stood for  "Samson", strong and constant.
He was the source of warmth and hot water when it was frigid outside.
When the boiler fired, it created a low rumble throughout the house which was a most reassuring and
comforting sound.  "Sam" provided us with heat (lots of it!!) through the iron-pipe radiators in the rooms and hot water
for washing.

Unfortunately, he grew old and weary and has been replaced by a new
Burnham V830 Oil-fired boiler which is much more efficient.

Meet "D".  D stands for Delilah.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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