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how to get rid of boiler solder smell?

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Joseph_4
Joseph_4 Member Posts: 271
in Strictly Steam
Hi. I had a customer with a stream boiler with a small leak. I used boiler solder from one of the popular chemical companies. Its been about 2 weeks since I put in his boiler and he complains of a bad smell coming from some of radiators. does anyone know a fix for this problem?

Thanks

Joe

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  • Mark N
    Mark N Member Posts: 1,115
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    Bad smell

    Have you tried draining and flushing out the boiler?
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 23,327
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    At a guess,

    the only way you will ever get rid of the smell is to drain and flush -- and drain and flush... rinse and repeat... until it goes away.



    Which the leak won't, by the way.  It may have stopped for the moment, but it's odds on that it's going to open up again.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England

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