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Steam form chimney

Billy_12
Billy_12 Member Posts: 25
in THE MAIN WALL
Much thanks Fred. Happy holidays!

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  • Billy_12
    Billy_12 Member Posts: 25
    All of the sudden...

    steam from chimney. I was plowing and looked up and STEAM!
    I have a brand spankin new Burnham Megasteam (oil), and everything runs great. No loss of water. I mean, everything runs great, but steam up chimney means less steam for the rads. Could my draft be incorrect causing condensation? I have the baffles installed in boiler. I did searches but I don't seem to have similar symptoms.
  • Fred Harwood_2
    Fred Harwood_2 Member Posts: 196
    Chimney Steam

    What was the outside temp? Keep in mind that burning a gallon of #2 fuel oil produces 1.18 gallons of water, all by itself. During low temps, that water vapor quickly condenses upon leaving the chimney. If your boiler is not loosing water, then ...
  • Billy_12
    Billy_12 Member Posts: 25


    It's 25 degrees out. That makes sense. So it's normal? Like I said, absolutely no other problems.
  • Fred Harwood_2
    Fred Harwood_2 Member Posts: 196
    Chimney Steam

    Probably normal, when cold and humid outside. Also, a megasteam has a cooler stack temp because it is more efficient than earlier boilers. The cooler stack temp predisposes the flue gas to quick condensation.

    If all else OK, no problem.
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