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How can I tell if I have a low water cut off?peerless boiler.

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On Long Island we're required to install a LWCO on every boiler regardless of size . That's a requirement in many areas nowadays .

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  • Joe.G
    Joe.G Member Posts: 213
    How can I tell if I have a low water cut off?peerless boiler.

    I have a EC series boiler,I use a indierct water heater but my boiler does have acoil ( I just don't use it) I was wondering how can I tell if I have alow water cut off, the boiler is less then a year old. Thanks
  • jesse the great
    jesse the great Member Posts: 72
    Joe

    If you could post pics of your boiler and the near boiler piping we cant tell you in a new york min.
  • Joe.G
    Joe.G Member Posts: 213


    Hi, i can't post picks.
  • techheat_2
    techheat_2 Member Posts: 117


    Follow the wiring,The LWCO will either be Taco,McDonnell-Miller or Hydrolevel

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  • Joe.G
    Joe.G Member Posts: 213


    I have ataco circulator, I have the expanison tank, the flow control vavle (or what ever it is called) and I have to zone vavles, that i can see.
  • R Stone
    R Stone Member Posts: 12
    LWCO

    What state do you live in Joe? Are you worried about your system being up to code? Most low water controls on a system that new would be installed in the feed pipe coming out of the top of the boiler.
  • Al Gregory
    Al Gregory Member Posts: 260


    Most forced hot water boilers dont have LWC around here. Not needed unless the boiler is above the heating system.
  • Joe.G
    Joe.G Member Posts: 213


    I have read on here that it is a good idea to have one, I was just wondering if I had one or not, I know myu fill vavle will kick on if the pressure gets low.
  • Tim_16
    Tim_16 Member Posts: 14


    A hot-water boiler under 400,000 btu imput is exempt of needing a low water cutoff
  • Mark Eatherton1
    Mark Eatherton1 Member Posts: 2,542
    You hope...

    Fill valve failure is the main reason low water fuel cut off devices were invented.

    Cheap insurance and peace of mind IMHO...

    ME
  • Joe.G
    Joe.G Member Posts: 213


    Any picks I can look at to see if ai have one?
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Here's an ECT we installed

    last year , the only hot water ECT I could find . The low water cutoff is in the boiler supply , below the expansion tank tee . It's the green Taco . On your boiler , you want to look for a device that might be right above the boiler and has a wire going into it .

    It'd be easier for you to describe exactly how many devices are connected to the boiler with wiring , and tell us the name and model number of each .
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