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Could a brand new brown boiler be cracked?
jdp1219
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in Gas Heating
Just got a new Crown boiler installed and after letting it run for the first 5 minutes, a liquid and something burnt up dropped near the pilot. My friend said it could be something burning off since the boiler is brand new. I'm afraid its cracked. Anyone hear of new boilers dripping when they first run because of factory chemicals or joint compound melting?
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Is it hot water or steam?0
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Hi, I am not a pro, its possible during the install your service provider may have left something unintentionally... it sounds like you have a gas boiler... I would call the people who installed it right away... dont try to fix anything, perhaps this might be a job for pros who installed the new boiler.... best0
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The good news is if you don't see water leaking it's probably not cracked0
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I saw water leaking for the first five minutes and then it stopped. A few drops came down and hit the pan under the burners.0
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Youngplumber said:Condensation possibly. When you say leak what do you mean?
How full is your boiler?0 -
The install installations may have had a boiler pressure testing procedure.
Once set in place, all openings are plugged water tight and then the block pressurized with house water up to 30 or 45 PSI. Must hold pressure for some stated time.
What you can do is when the boiler is cool, overfill up to the header and let set for an hour. Leaks would show up dripping perhaps into the burner compartment or where you saw the initial drip.
Could you post pictures of the boiler and piping, everyone is curious to see new installs.1 -
An ice cold (well, room temperature) block and a really hot humid gas flame will produce a lot of condensation.
Many have thought water heaters were leaking after first lighting them as well.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 treatment1 -
Here is a video of the new install. I actually made it to send to some one so disregard the commentary at the end.
https://youtu.be/aJwpP0BHUNM
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