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Would a clogged return cause a steam boiler to fail.
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Snowmelt
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One again I have questions, once again I was brought to take apart a boiler, the hart ford loop area was clogged 99 percent would that cause a boiler to fail prematurely
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Was the water level dropping as a result of the blockage? Was it dropping below the LWCO and the LWCO wasn't triggering?
I think you'd be surprised how little condensation is flowing in a small boiler so it's possible it wasn't affected at all.NJ Steam Homeowner. See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el0 -
Well think about it. A boiler with no or low water will fail. Steam goes out no or little water comes back.
Low water cutoffs are not 100% dependable. No control is.
If they didn't maintain the boiler water, there's a good chance the low water cut off is mucked up as well.0 -
Ed, that’s what I’m going with,0
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