corroding seal on burnham v-7 oil boiler

Bill_104

I have a Burnahm V-7 series oil fired boiler that was installed in 2002 and am experiencing a problem with the seals / gaskets between the cast iron sections corroding and causing the boiler to leak (this is the second unit that this has happened to - the first one was installed in 1998). It looks like some type of mineral build up that is taking place and some of the metal is flaking - I have a Hague 60 series water conditioning /softner 3 unit piece installed for the well water. Is this a common problem / occurence with these Burnham boilers? Any suggestions on what may be causing this problem and what steps could be taken to preclude this from happening in the future?

John@Reliable_14

There was some......................

problems with the nipples between the sections. Burnham doesn't use any gaskets or seals between the sections only CI nipples. I would have your service company check it, might need to change to a V-8 (before warranty ends), V-7 are no longer made.

kpc_16

softened water...

is not good to fill the system w/ especially steam. Also having bags of salt near the boiler is not good at all.