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Steam Boiler Rotting Away
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jjk_08
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Hello I have a steam boiler that was installed in 1998. While servicing it today I noticed the back wall of the block appears to be disintegrating. (SEE PICTURES). It is a natural gas Peerless steam boiler. I don’t see any type of unusual flame shape hitting that area back there. Any thoughts on what may have caused this?
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Looks like it's leaking between at least 2 sections.0
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Those are good boilers And it’s only 20 years old.
Dry fired? Or really bad water quality and lots of makeup water.0 -
That’s been happening for a while. You’ll have to start thinking about replacement, unfortunately.Contact John "JohnNY" Cataneo, NYC Master Plumber, Lic 1784
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