Strange deposit in Firebox.
I haven'tI seen this yet the blue material in the picture was fairly crumbly. Anybody know what it is?
It wasIt was in a fairly neglected will MacLean gold probably hadn't been cleaned in six or so years at least. It wasn't plugged just good and dirty
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copper. where it came from, not as easy to tell. maybe. nickel can also be that color. perhaps it is the dye from rodent bait and something was building a nest in there. was it someplace where it wouldn't have got hot enough to burn?
maybe a piece of scotchbrite someone dropped in there?
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I was thinking copper but out did it get there! Someone's idea of a joke
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someone dropped a fitting in there?
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Remains of a soot stick?
That boiler probably hasn't been properly serviced in a decade. The stuff on the bottom is probably sulfur, and fuel oil has been ultra-low-sulfur for at least the past ten years.
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soot stick makes sence, its about the right size.
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