steam boiler losing water

Rbace123

i recently had a call of a new steam boiler that needed to have water added every few days. All piping is exposed and there are no apparrent leaks from piping or vents. Boiler seems to run at a negative pressure sometimes??? Where as steam is new to me im alittle confusedd here?? Been doing alot of reading here but would appreciate some help. thanks very much.

Tony Conner

Probably...

...a leak into the fireside, and going up the stack.

Rbace123

new boiler

Thanks Tony but i dont thinks its the boiler its only about 3 months old. What could explain the boiler running in a vacuum. Steam is new to me and dont totally understand evrything yet. Thanks

Steamhead

Vacuum

isn't such a good idea now that we're not burning coal. What type of system is it (one-pipe, 2-pipe etc)? Are the air vents designed to hold vacuum? If you're not sure, take some pics and post them- we'll try to identify it.

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