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Auto water fill over filling
George Berkeley
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Recently took over a building with 3 stores and 8 apartment above. Single pipe steam boiler. At close it was upgraded to meet code, a 2nd pressure cutout with manual reset, and a back flow preventer on the water feed.
Ok, now 50 days later, the boiler will flood out. It has a Bittle-Mc Donnell (?) auto water feed unit on it. If I close the water feed stop, flush-drain the system down to where I can see the water line in the glass, then open the valve, in 24 hours it will over fill and flood water out the vents on the 1st. floor.
Ok, no adjustments. What now?? Is it a replace only option or can I flush or clean something to stop this?
Ok, now 50 days later, the boiler will flood out. It has a Bittle-Mc Donnell (?) auto water feed unit on it. If I close the water feed stop, flush-drain the system down to where I can see the water line in the glass, then open the valve, in 24 hours it will over fill and flood water out the vents on the 1st. floor.
Ok, no adjustments. What now?? Is it a replace only option or can I flush or clean something to stop this?
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Several possible causes
either the feeder is leaking, the bypass valve is leaking (if there is one) or the returns are almost completely plugged, holding the condensate back enough so the feeder comes on.
The first would require a new feeder, the second a new washer or new valve depending on its type, and the third would require new return lines.
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Autofeed
A possibility is that the condensate is not returning until after the boiler has another call for heat, So the auto feed comes on at low water and so on, and so on. Try a 5 minute delay timer on the auto feed, providing that the return line is not plugged.0 -
Simple question
Does the boiler have a hot water coil?
Mine does and the boiler was flooding, due to a leaking hot water coil!0
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