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Boiler flooding

ed wallace
ed wallace Member Posts: 1,613
in THE MAIN WALL
boiler does not have a high water cut off the lwco float has hung up and is telling the auto water feed the boiler is low on water you need the boiler serviced now could have been worse lwco could have failed and you would be buying a new boiler

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  • Joe Magee
    Joe Magee Member Posts: 1
    boiler flooding

    I returned to my new home after 3 weeks away and the basement around the boiler (single pipe steam system) was flooded. The boiler was taking on water and releasing it from a pipe onto the floor of the basement right in front of my eyes. I know that I am supposed to flush water out of the system every week, but I thought this mostly to get rid of mucky water. I also know the boiler has a low-water cutoff. Does it not have a high-water cutoff too? Is it supposed to just keep taking water even if it doesn't need it? Or do I have something broken in my system?
  • Terry in NJ
    Terry in NJ Member Posts: 36
    make sure it doesn't start coming out of the first floor vents

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