steam leak

BillyP

We have a 12 unit apartment building.  Our oil bills are really high so we had a contractor come out to see if there is anything we can do to lower them.  He found a leak in th boiler above the water line.  Every time the boiler is firing, steam pours out of it.  He says this is the reason why the bills are so high.  It costs alot of money to replace the boiler and i know that we have to do it anyway, but I'm hoping that this is the main reason why the bills are so high. 

clammy

yeap

yes sir beside all that steam floating up your chimmey and having to replace your steam boiler please think the reason why ?Have all wet returns checked for leaks  boiler usually get holes from hi chlorides in the make up water and making up alot of water ,For your own benefit make sure your new boiler is properly sized and that a secondary low water cut off is installed and either a automatic water feeder with a water use recorder(hydrolevel svt) or a small water meter is installed to keep track of water use other wise you will be replacing the boiler again.for the record i have a building that use about 15 gallons a season of water boiler size about 850,000 btu ,Do your home work before you leap other wise you will be stuck with a bigger promblem peace and good luck clammy just tell in the truth