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Weil McLain Steam Boiler Failure

MrDucks
MrDucks Member Posts: 27
in Strictly Steam
First time posting. Weil Mclain WGO5 Rear section cracking every year. 2 pipe steam, Wet return W/ Condensate reciever & dom. coil. Checked near boiler piping seams to be correct from WM piping diagram 24" above water line, hartford loop. Any sugestions?????

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  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    How about

    Some pic's of the close boiler piping to include front and back views....:)
  • MrDucks
    MrDucks Member Posts: 27
    No Pics Yet

    Forgot to metion a call for heat all the time from a stuck zone valve for the last couple of years/year? Reciever wired wrong. Found LWCO not cutting off, bad ground (1-7-2010) All kinds of stuff.
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    when

    you say cracking every year, how many years has it been replaced? And how was all this not found prior?
  • MrDucks
    MrDucks Member Posts: 27
    edited October 2011
    Service Call

    First time there. Send :) jan 2010, look at boiler, No Heat water leaking all over. Poor Service??Etc                         

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  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    sounds like

    they now have someone who wants to service it right.  Did the boiler have an auto feed or did someone have to manually add water? Could it have run low or dry fired?
  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
    This reminds me...

    I need to buy a PH meter.



    It probably goes without saying that you'll be checking EVERYTHING before installing a new boiler.



    Water quality, fresh water usage, steam leaks, proper piping, etc...



    Can't wait to hear what the problem is. Want to avoid that myself!
  • MrDucks
    MrDucks Member Posts: 27
    edited October 2011
    What I Come Upon

    New boiler 2-2010 Set up boiler (oil) LWCO Not shuting down Boiler, addad ground to cold water line, Shutting down, Cond reciever float on when full (Shock) with no call for low water. rewired with feeder/lwco. 7-2011 out of oil. Primed. Boiler creating steam w/dom coil, found call for heat at zone valve, stat wire broke, ser 20/80, 3 wire stat? Feeder reading 220 gallons! Reset. Ser. 10-4-2011 Cleaning( Not Me )Feeder @0Gal
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,314
    Uhhhh, wait a minute

    this is a WGO-5?



    On a STEAM system?



    Shouldn't it be an SGO-5? Or better yet, a MegaSteam 513 or 629?
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • lchmb
    lchmb Member Posts: 2,997
    nice

     never even noticed that. Hence why your the man to see about steam. ;)
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    WGO-5

    Good of you to notice Steaner, and a WGO-5 doesn't have a tapping on the back. Only the SGO has one on the bottom back. How in the heck did they pipe that? I would really like to see pictures of thet.
  • MrDucks
    MrDucks Member Posts: 27
    Had to many

    Sorry, Boiler is a SGO-5
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,314
    Have another one

    cause you still remember it's a Weil-McLain ;-)



    I agree, take some pics and post them. There has to be a reason those sections are cracking, and the piping might have something to do with it.



    Also, is the burner properly set up and does it have the right nozzle? Is there a target wall at the back of the firing zone?
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • The Steam Whisperer (Formerly Boilerpro)
    The Steam Whisperer (Formerly Boilerpro) Member Posts: 834
    Reciever

    If your cond reciever was constantly being fed fresh cold water and if the feed line to the boiler has not been throttled properly, it could very easily cold shock the boiler when the pump kicks on.  Remember those pumps, when not throttled, can kick out alot of water into a low pressure boiler.

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  • MrDucks
    MrDucks Member Posts: 27
    Waiting For Section

    Will put up pics when I go back. Reciever is a reciever only W/Float. VXT? Water Feeder waits10 mins unless float on reciever is full powering pump, on reciever, filling boiler with condensate. :-) BYOB
  • MrDucks
    MrDucks Member Posts: 27
    Here some pics

    Check it out
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