Welcome! Here are the website rules, as well as some tips for using this forum.
Need to contact us? Visit https://heatinghelp.com/contact-us/.
Click here to Find a Contractor in your area.

Steam boiler equalizer piping rot

Options
Unknown
Unknown Member
in Thermostats and Controls
have the water tested, too.

Comments

  • Tim Lashar
    Tim Lashar Member Posts: 2
    Options
    Steam boiler equalizer piping rotting

    I have a commercial steam boiler where the equalizer piping gets pin holes every five years. Is there a way to treat the water or could there be another reason for this problem.
  • Tony Conner
    Tony Conner Member Posts: 549
    Options
    Do The...

    ...pinholes show up at the same elevation as the water line in the boiler, but pretty much nowhere else? Does the boiler sit idle, but with water in it for extended periods? If the answer to both questions is "yes", then it's very likely oxygen pitting. The water will absorb oxygen from the atmosphere while sitting there cold for weeks/months, and it will pit the steel at the water line.
This discussion has been closed.

Categories