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Tigerloop and filter change

ERF
ERF Member Posts: 51
in Oil Heating
Vacuum gauge on tigerloop was creeping up too 7 inches of Hg.
Water separator filter installed Sept 2017, changed today Feb 14 2018. When boiler fired up vacuum reading is 0 inches through out the burn cycle. The 2 following 10 micron filters were installed in 2016 and still have not been changed.

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  • newagedawn
    newagedawn Member Posts: 586
    those gauges go bad all the time
    "The bitter taste of a poor install lasts far longer than the JOY of the lowest price"
  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 2,238
    There seem to be three of the same filters in series .. Yes only the first one would get dirty , The last two will do nothing... In parriell would make an bigger filter . Finer filters down stream .. Best off moving one by the tank to cover the oil line ... The fire-o-matic safety valve should be before any rubber gasket not after.. ,
    I have enough experience to know , that I dont know it all
  • ERF
    ERF Member Posts: 51
    @Big Ed first filter is a water separator and yes it was very dirty when I removed it. The following 2 are 10 micron filters. thanks for the heads up on the fire-o-matic , will move it when the heating season is over.
  • ERF
    ERF Member Posts: 51
    @newagedawn have another new gauge, will change out and see if there is a difference.

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