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Bottom Sludge

tgbrew
tgbrew Member Posts: 43
in Strictly Steam
Hi All - I'm in the middle of repiping a 25-year old Utica and the nipple in the return tapping came loose. I figure I will replace it (it unscrewed fine) but I see that the bottom of the boiler has a thick layer of rusty gunk. Should I try to scrape it out somehow? Or let it be and wait until the repiping is done so I can try draining it out?

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  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,231
    I'd use a wand to wash the boiler out while the return is apart.




    Get all of that nasty stuff out while it's easy.
    Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment
    KC_JonesDave in QCAjonny88
  • jonny88
    jonny88 Member Posts: 1,139
    God bless floor drains @ChrisJ .Thanks for sharing.
    ChrisJ
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,231
    jonny88 said:

    God bless floor drains @ChrisJ .Thanks for sharing.

    I use buckets my self as I have a partial dirt / concrete floor. It stinks to haul the water out, but the wand does work really well. I usually follow it with a quick skim just to be sure.
    Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment

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