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Boiler Rutout

ALH_4
ALH_4 Member Posts: 1,790
in THE MAIN WALL
Obviously the problem is with your system, but as your service company they should diagnose and recommend a permanent fix to the problem rather than just replace boilers. Do you have any buried returns?

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  • Karl_6
    Karl_6 Member Posts: 10
    three boilers in the past 25 years!!!

    I had to replace my steam furnace (boiler) three years after I bought my home. I had to replace THAT boiler within 9 years!! Now, I have to replace the second boiler after another 13 years!! The two boilers I replaced were due to rusting out and the comapny has indicated to me the problem is mine and not theirs. While I have had to add what I believe to be waaaay too much water during the heating season, I cannot find any "major" source of leaks nor obvious steaming. HELP, this is costing me a fortune!!!


    Karl
  • Karl_6
    Karl_6 Member Posts: 10
    three boilers in the past 25 years!!!

    I had to replace my steam furnace (boiler) three years after I bought my home. I had to replace THAT boiler within 9 years!! Now, I have to replace the second boiler after another 13 years!! The two boilers I replaced were due to rusting out and the boiler manufacturing company has indicated to me the problem is mine and not theirs. While I have had to add what I believe to be waaaay too much water during the heating season, I cannot find any "major" source of leaks nor obvious steaming. HELP, this is costing me a fortune!!!


    Karl
  • Karl_6
    Karl_6 Member Posts: 10


    "Buried returns"? Not sure I catch your "drift"...?


    Karl
  • Karl_6
    Karl_6 Member Posts: 10


    Duh, buried returns---I got it!! Took me a second (few minutes actually!). No, no buried returns. And, I may have mislead with my first post---it is the manufacturer of the boiler who has disavowed any responsibility, not the installer.
  • Tom Hopkins
    Tom Hopkins Member Posts: 554
    There's

    leaks in the system that must be fixed. Buried returns are pipes buried under the basement floor,quite common for them to rot out.The excessive makeup water is what's causing your problem,find and fix the leaks.

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  • ALH_4
    ALH_4 Member Posts: 1,790
    Leaks

    Oops, I missed that it was the manufacturer. As Robert said, from your description the problem is a leak and the oxygen dissolved in the makeup water. That water is going somewhere, and I doubt the leak has anything to do with the boiler(s).
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