Patch Burnham Fire Wall

jackchips_2

Hello all, I am a friend of Jackchips and my Burnham dry base boiler has a hole in the firebox. Could someone tell me how it should be repaired.

Thanks, Jim

Geno_15

drain the water

disconnect the pipes,electric,oil and flue, slide unit out,slide new one in.
This is a job for a professional, a hole in your firebox is a serious issue, in these units it is usually caused by someone brushing it out too hard and making holes in it.

If done wrong this could be a fire and CO hazard, I will not tell you how to do it and I reccomend that no one else does either.

Geno_15

I have a problem

with some of these posts. I don't mind helping someone out and I wouldn't mind tech advice for a tech, but I do feel at times we are cutting our throats by giving homeowners and DYI's too much info.

Ask yourself, am I helping this person, a fellow tech out? or, am I trying to impress someone with what I know?

Al Gregory

If its dry base its probably a steel boiler and if it has a hole in the fire box its probably been abused or is old enough to consider replacing