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Should I drain the boiler in the summer? This weeks video

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RayWohlfarth
RayWohlfarth Posts: 2,080
edited September 11 in THE MAIN WALL

My boiler experience lies in the mid size boiler plants for schools and universities. That being said, most just simply shut the boiler off on April 15 and restart it on October 15. I wanted to share this and hope it shows other options

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPfLxHvX7RE
Ray Wohlfarth
Boiler Lessons
Steamfighter49

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  • SteamNow
    SteamNow Posts: 86

    Cool, I found two of these metal plates from the American Radiator Company with instructions to do a wet layup. I've never heard of a dry one, that must be more industrial?

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  • RayWohlfarth
    RayWohlfarth Posts: 2,080

    @SteamNow That's cool thanks Yes the dry layup is used for industrial boilers.

    Ray Wohlfarth
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  • fixitguy
    fixitguy Posts: 100

    Sounds like a good reason for a standing pilot.

  • Steamfighter49
    Steamfighter49 Posts: 28

    In my experience for hot water boilers definitely not. That nice black water is what the boiler likes. For steam boilers, the thought never occurred to me. Why would I want to introduce “fresh” water with all the air and hard water minerals and then add boiler water treatment ?
    But I’m old so maybe some new ideas have come along.

    jim s_2

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