Heating Boilers Submerged In Water

Scott McGuire

I was looking for some information what should be done with boilers that have been submerged in water due to flooding. When i say submergered I mean totaly under water. I have found information that says they can be repaired but my gut tells me they should be replaced, much like the water heater manufacturers say. Any one out there have any thoughts or manufacturer information.

Scott

keith

size?

> I was looking for some information what should be

> done with boilers that have been submerged in

> water due to flooding. When i say submergered I

> mean totaly under water. I have found information

> that says they can be repaired but my gut tells

> me they should be replaced, much like the water

> heater manufacturers say. Any one out there have

> any thoughts or manufacturer information.

> Scott



Depends on how large the boiler is?

Residential or commercial?

Keith

Jeff Lawrence_25

I'm not expert

On this, but any appliance that has been submerged needs to have at least ALL the electrical and gas/oil parts replaced.

Steamhead (in transit)

Some codes and insurance companies require

that the complete boiler be replaced if it was flooded. If this does not apply in your area, I would at least do as Jeff says, and check the firebox also since water can destroy the lining.

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Steve Ebels_3

What brand of boiler?

Go to their website and search through the manuals for your boiler, if they are listed. If you can't find any info in that manner, call the manufacturer and they will point you in the right direction. In the event you can't get in touch with the manufacturer, come back here with the make and model number and I'm positive someone here will have contact info they can give you.

That being said, I don't know of any manufacturer that doesn't recommend complete replacement of ANY heating appliance that has been submerged.

Good luck and let us know how you fare with your quest.

bob young

insur. carrier

the homeowners insurance should definitely not only cover it but advise you if it should be completely replaced or retrofitted. in any case good luck & jump on it quickly

Scott McGuire

Thats a definite

> On this, but any appliance that has been

> submerged needs to have at least ALL the

> electrical and gas/oil parts replaced.

Scott McGuire

Will replace

all controls for sure. Some insurance companies will replace and others will repair. Just seems better to replace the boiler as i would be concerned with all boiler section seals and sealing rope material.

Scott McGuire

thats what you

would think, but is not going that way. That is why i was looking for documentation on this. Will contact manufacturer's of the boilers.

Scott McGuire

Several different

brands, all gas. Have about 9 boilers and water heaters down due to flooding.

bob young

BLDG. DEPT.

WHAT IS BUILDING DEPT. OR BOILER DIV. RULING ? TAKE IT FROM THERE.

Scott McGuire

Building dept.

will repair or replace. These jobs are in westchester county, new york. Thought there may be a state ruling on this matter but have not found one yet.

mikea23

Its a flood No homeowner insurance policys covers floods. None of them its a seperate policy that is backed by the fed gov. Most homeowners dont have it.

I am in a costal area and have done alot of them normally I recomend a compleat replacement but sometimes if the homeowner cant aford it i have repaired and had good luck doing so. Normally when there is no insurance money runs out quick. I would give a option but wouldnt warranty repairs.

Mike A

Jim Bennett

Probably...

cost more to fix than it's worth.

Cut and paste this:

http://forums.invision.net/Thread.cfm?CFApp=2&Thread_ID=38216&mc=4

brucewo1b

Fro Weil Mclean

http://www.weil-mclain.com/professionals/services/Bulletins/SB0001.pdf

Al Corelli_2

Scott.

We're replacing all the ones we have come across. Only one so far was salvageable with a gas valve replacement.

We called a manufacturer today. They stated that any boiler that has been submerged is no longer covered under warranty. And I was specific in my explanation that I was not trying to get a boiler under warranty. Once we explained that to the customer, they no longer asked to have the boiler repaired.



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heatboy

Living along the Delaware............

......has been interesting over the last couple of years. I have done both replaced (when insurance picks up the bill) and repaired (when no insurance is available). Replacing the entire boiler is always the best idea. That said, the day before the last flood, I pulled burners, pumps and controls from two systems I knew would be submerged and both are working fine. One of these boilers was a Vitola and was completely submerged twice in 20 months. The labor to remove parts, clean up the boiler afterwards and re-install said parts, is almost as much as the labor would have been to replace the entire boiler with a fresh warranty.

hb

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