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8 year old steam, possible leak
Snowmelt
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I went to a new customer 8 year old steam boiler, was put together with minimum piping (tomorrow I will take pic of the piping) was called for t stat not working but I went in boiler room, only one main vent on one of the two risers, auto feed was at 230 gallons. ( I reset it) in3 hours used about 12 gallons but it took about an hour to get pipes hot and lots of soot on the burners. What causes a boiler to leak prematurely?
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Mostly excessive water use. Look for leaking vents, packing nuts etc.All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
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Your right I never looked in any of the rooms I was staying in the boiler room.
Would it make sense to put 2 main vents on both sides of the return ?0
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