Water Loss

Loyd

Hi
It's a 1 pipe system...we manually have to add water
There's no water visible in the glass while firing.
Don't know about wet returns or probe type water cutoff.
Thanks for the feedback

Loyd

Water Loss

Have a 12 yr. old boiler...steam heat; radiators; all new adjustable valves on rads.; work great.
Have to add water 3 times a day to boiler; light goes on.
No one can figure this out.

Also; if the thermostat (old) says it's 75 in the house and it's SET for 70 WHY is the furnace; boiler kicking in all the time? I've fiddled with the cycles, but nothing.

HELP

John S.

You may...

have a leaky boiler or a leak in a pipe somewhere. Are there any pipes that run underground? The water's got to be going somewhere. Where's the water in the sight glass?

As far as the temp, I would suggest purchasing a new programmable thermostat that can be set for slow cycles.

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Bob W._3

Have you filled the boiler up to the relief valve to see if it leaks?

Loyd

Is that also called "flooding the boiler?"
And how do I do that?

Water level in the glass is almost to the halway point, but goes down during the day...

will smith_4

Loyd-

You say you have to add water cause the light comes on. Is this a probe type water cut-off? Are you manually adding water? Do you have a make-up water feeder? Do you have a system with wet returns? What's the water level like (in the sight glass) while the boiler is firing? Is this a one pipe or two pipe system?