Any idea what this stuff is?

Pinball

Robert O'Connor_3

Liquid behind boiler

anyone have any idea what this liquid & residue is behind my boiler?

see attached pics

Unknown

Holy messy solders batman!

From all the flux ont he concrete and all that solder everywhere is this a new installation?

If so it could be from your old boiler when it was drained down.

Otherwise, I cant see too well in the pictures but is it rainwater comming down your chimney? If you you may need your chimney base cleaned, and it may be a good idea to cap the chimney.



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Big Ed_3

Draining Through Chimney

Agree with Norm, looks like water draining through chimney. Could also be bad ground pitch around the house. If this is a basement , your chimney base could be below ground and if water could puddle around the chimney , it will drain down and in. The ground around the house ,should be pitched away from the home

Pinball

So THATS where Jimmy Hoffa Went!!


The mystery is solved!

But seriously. Do You have antifreeze in your system? It looks red to me. Maybe a leak? possibly a packing nut? If not, Find the source first. Is it comming from the wall? Running down the pipe? or did it magically apear? Possibly somone just spilled somthing and forgot to clean it up?

Al(pinball)Bruno

tim smith

liquid by boiler

Looks like about the right amount of flux along with the amount of solder on that joint.

Robert O'Connor_12

Looks like....

That looks like blood. Are you sure an animal isn't in that chimney? I'd take the smoke pipe apart and check.

That doesn't look good.


Robert O'Connor/NJ