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Low Water Cutoff in Boiler - Steam
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 |
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Low Water Cutoff in Boiler - Steam
"New & Improved - N/F John" wrote in message news:VXr1j.26125$9h.8025@trnddc07... 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. |
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Low Water Cutoff in Boiler - Steam
clean out the low water cutoff, reassemble,
then learn to blow the thing down regularly !!!!!!!!!!! "New & Improved - N/F John" wrote: 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 |
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Low Water Cutoff in Boiler - Steam
What can be done to flush it? Should I attach a garden hose to the drain on
the covered piping and force water in the opposite direction? What about some air pressure? "The Freon Cowboy" wrote in message m... clean out the low water cutoff, reassemble, then learn to blow the thing down regularly !!!!!!!!!!! "New & Improved - N/F John" wrote: 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 |
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Low Water Cutoff in Boiler - Steam
On Nov 22, 10:39 pm, "New & Improved - N/F John"
wrote: 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 If you don't blow down the boiler a gallon or two periodically to remove the muck this is what happens. |
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Low Water Cutoff in Boiler - Steam
"New & Improved - N/F John" wrote in message news:x8J1j.6675$ch.5289@trnddc03... What can be done to flush it? Should I attach a garden hose to the drain on the covered piping and force water in the opposite direction? What about some air pressure? Depends on your boiler design. Some can be opened up and a hose can flush it out. In use, the boiler should be given a "blow down" on a regular basis. This is done by opening up the drain while it is operating under pressure. It forces out any accumulated solids. The water column should be flushed that way also. Industrial boilers are piped into a tank that can take the pressure and steam and then allows the water to go to a drain. |
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