New House, Need some expertise on Boiler Heat

gkozy

Dear Heating Help:

I just moved into a new home that has boiler heat. I have shut it down for the season. Can anyone help me with instructions for getting it working next season. It has an expansion tank. My concern is that it does not have enough water in it right now. The PSI for the water gauge reads zero. Its a Bryant and its from 1985.

Zman

If your gauge is accurate and reading 0 psi, that is a problem.
How tall is the house?
Your picture does not show the expansion tank, fill valve, or pressure gauge. A picture that shows the boiler and all components would help.

STEAM DOCTOR

Interesting gas shut off valve

Leon82

Looks like the drip leg is on the floor

Steamhead

You need some professional help here- where are you located?

AMservices

The drip tube from the 30 PSI relief looks like it's in black pipe, that should be copper. The black pipe can rust closed. I'd change the 30 PSI relief valve to. If it's 30 years old you probably can't check it without breaking it anyway.
If the water supply is clearly on to the boiler and the fill valve is working then change the T.P. gage. You should have a backflow preventer between the water supply valve and the fill valve.
Definitely take the gate valve off the gas line. If it's not leaking now, will be if anyone not knowing what their doing starts playing with it.
If this is your first boiler seek help, or wear rubber boots

JohnNY

It looks like that gas piping has had some water on it for some reason. Call a pro to give the whole thing a once-over and use the observations and suggestions here as a starting point to bring this system into compliance and more.

wholesalerbill

That so called gas "shut-off" looks like an old globe valve. Really not cool to have on a gas line.