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Cleaning out steam pipes.
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Rob_40
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I was wondering if there is anything I can do in preparation of a new steam boiler.
Presently, we had the 90 year old coal boiler removed. It is a single pipe system. They cut the return pipe at the lowest point and I noticed a lot of sludge inside the pipe. They will probably have to remove more of the return pipe to correctly install a new boiler. But I wondered if I should flush out the pipes from the radiators down to the return. Not sure if it would be effective or not. But I would rather clean them out now before a new boiler is installed. Or am I imagining a problem that probably doesnt exist?
Presently, we had the 90 year old coal boiler removed. It is a single pipe system. They cut the return pipe at the lowest point and I noticed a lot of sludge inside the pipe. They will probably have to remove more of the return pipe to correctly install a new boiler. But I wondered if I should flush out the pipes from the radiators down to the return. Not sure if it would be effective or not. But I would rather clean them out now before a new boiler is installed. Or am I imagining a problem that probably doesnt exist?
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Can't hurt to flush them out
since at the moment there's no boiler for the dirt to get into!All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
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