"New & Improved - N/F John" wrote in message
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I have float type cutoff switch that gets stuck in the down position after
draining the boiler. I had the service tech over twice and each time all
he
did was giggle the switch to start the burner. He said the muck in this
old
boiler is the cause. Today it did it again and I did the same thing and
then it eventually unstuck by itself. What a pain!

This cutoff mechanism looks easy enough to take apart to clean. He said
he
could do it but it would only muck up again. What do you think I should
do?

John



The service tech is an idiot. As Bubba stated, order the gaskets and clean
the shutoff. If there is a lot of muck, look at what has to be done to
clean the entire boiler. That muck can make for poor heat transfer and loss
of efficiency.

Low water cut off is a very important safety device. Care for it properly.