replacing automatic water fill for old boiler

ezheat

Even though you are handy i feel that you should leave that up to the proffessional to those changes where they have done it a number of times. This kind of stuff should not be taken lightly you should have it done soon.

Dana_4

replacing automatic water fill for old boiler

How hard is it to replace the automatic water fill valve/sensor for a steam boiler? Mine gave out a month or two ago. The heating/plumbing guy gave me an estimate of about $400 to replace it, which I bet is mostly labor...I'm VERY handy and patient, so I'd be happy to replace this myself. I know it is only a matter of time before I forget to visually check the water level and I burn up my boiler. I'm hoping to get a couple more years out of this old girl before I replace it. FYI...I don't think it is losing alot of water. I keep the water about half-way in the sight glass. It takes about a month or more before it gets down to 1/4 or so down the sight glass.

Big Ed

Feeder

To tell you the truth $400 is a good price for a feeder or l.w.c.o alone and a give away for both low water cut off(sensor) and feeder as you have mentioned. Have him do it ,he sounds like a friend....It's not worth your time and risk..