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White on my cover.

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chowchow
chowchow Member Posts: 70
edited November 15 in Oil Heating

Hello i have white on my peerless boiler cover no where else just on the cast iron cover. Is this a problem? The original black has been i guess burned off during the years is this normal? I just had a clean and tune and it passed with flying colors and the draft was excellent. Just curious thank you. Also i have 2 screws in the boiler cover should these be loose or should i tighten them? Thanks to all for their time i know these might be simplistic questions but im not a HVAC guy.

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  • HydronicMike
    HydronicMike Member Posts: 217

    Picture?

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70

    Sorry my phone is broken and i dont have any way to upload a picture.

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70

    All the comments are overwhelming i cant read them all, lol.

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70

    Thank you muza for your comment much appreciated.

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70

    Thanks again for the comment i think so also i just wanted to be sure.

  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 7,172

    If its baked off because its a hot spot, then its far from normal. Borrow a phone for pics and upload to whatever your using.

    Is it gas? Is it oil? Is it rollout? Is it impingement? Dirty burner tube? Postive over fire draft? Old and worn? Let's see.

  • ratio
    ratio Member Posts: 4,166

    If you have a digital camera, you can upload pics from that as well.

    It's exceedingly difficult to guess what a picture is showing from a description of "white stuff". It could be nothing, even likely nothing, But there's s small but non-zero chance it's something bad.

    Get some pics uploaded somehow, or call someone to service it. There are ways that a failure can kill you.

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70
    edited November 15

    It's a peerless model WBV-03 and i run oil not gas. I called my HVAC guy and he said its nothing to be worried about. I just wanted a second opinion. Its a 5 year old unit, whats impingement and positive over fire draft? I just had a clean and tune 2 months ago and draft was good. I had my chimney fixed 4 years ago and a lot of old bricks had fallen down the chimney and it was clogged for like 1 year before the HVAC guy came in and got it all out now the draft is good so im thinking during that time when it was clogged it burned off the paint on the front cover.

  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 6,708

    nothing to be worried about.

    It is something to be worried about!

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70
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    Here are some pictures.

  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 6,708

    Can you move back a few inches.

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70
    edited November 15
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    Best i could do had to give my friends phone back and he left. He worked in the past on boilers and he said its ok but i just wanted some other opinions on it thanks.

  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 6,708

    I don't see what your describing.

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70

    Ok thanks it was black when new now most of the coating has been burned off.

  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 7,172

    That's the inspection door. There's no insulation there so it feels the heat. Its fine. Just make sure the door is tight.

    chowchowbburd
  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70
    edited November 15

    Thanks for your comment. Thanks to all who put in their 2 cents.

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70

    Just wanted to know its the inspection door what did people think i was talking about? Did they think i was talking about the iron thats around the inspection door?

  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 6,708

    Sheet metal covers

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70
    edited November 15

    Yes did people think i was talking about the sheet metal covers? Mine is made of cast iron. Im talking about the black cast iron around the inspection door whats that called? Also both screws in the inspection door they have to be tight but not too tight right? And the top screw on the door keeps it on but what purpose does the second middle screw serve on the inspection door? No answers on this?

  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70

    Does anyone know the answer to the questions above?

  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 7,172

    The middle screw gets removed to check over fire draft. Then the screw gets screwed back tight.

    chowchow
  • chowchow
    chowchow Member Posts: 70

    Thank you Hvacnut

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