Steam Leak in Home Heating System

Mark Adams_2

Is there somone in Massachusetts that specializes in locating steam leaks in residential heating systems?
I've had keyspan out to my house several times and they haven't been able to figure out what's going on. They tested the boiler(2 year old Burnham), and said it's fine. They made sure all the radiators were ok and checked to make sure that all the valves were tight. Problem is, I'm lucky if the boiler makes it through the night before going into automatic shut off because of the water level dropping so much.

Appreciate any feedback.
Thanks,
Mark Adams

Vermonter

Valves or vents?

They checked the air vents or the supply valves? Hopefully both.

I had a similar problem and solved it by replacing the supply valves on most of my radiators, and repairing the others. Of 14 radiators only one needed nothing.

jim_72

Did they check your system returns for leaks. If they are very old and buried below ground in your basement they my be leaking.Check for moisture where your returns run. Good Luck

Mad Dog_2

Check any crawl spaces as well.

We had one a few years ago that was doing the same thing. We were so ready to replace the boiler that we had a new Burnham crated in the garage. I had a funny feeling it was something else. We pressure tested the old boiler and found some of the leakage on the riser tappings and some very sneaky leaks on vents and packings. The boiler was putting out very dry steam, so there was no evidence of water. We took another few hours and found all of the leaks - the boiler went back on the truck. Mad Dog

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Norm Harvey

If your around the south shore area look me up if you want someone to come out and take a look at it.

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