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Boiler slowly leaking
I have had my 20 or so year old Burnham RSM/98 boiler off since April. Now
I am seeing some water on the floor. Not much - about a cup a day. I have heard that there is cast iron in older boilers that may leak when cold. Is my only choice to turn it back on or is there a gasket or something I can replace. Or since it is leaking now, am I now required to replace something? I have not had it on because I have been practically out of oil since April (Live in NH) and oil company wants a min of 150 gallons ($600). I couldn't shell out the cash just to have it sit in the tank all summer so I am not planning to get a delivery until about Sept/Oct. |
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Boiler slowly leaking
On Aug 6, 8:53*pm, "NJC" wrote:
I have had my 20 or so year old Burnham RSM/98 boiler off since April. *Now I am seeing some water on the floor. *Not much - about a cup a day. I have heard that there is cast iron in older boilers that may leak when cold. *Is my only choice to turn it back on or is there a gasket or something I can replace. *Or since it is leaking now, am I now required to replace something? I have not had it on because I have been practically out of oil since April (Live in NH) and oil company wants a min of 150 gallons ($600). *I couldn't shell out the cash just to have it sit in the tank all summer so I am not planning to get a delivery until about Sept/Oct. There might be stop leak products as used in auto radiators, but plan on a new unit. Find the leak, it could be a pipe fitting rusting out. Take off the cover you should see it. |
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On Aug 6, 8:53*pm, "NJC" wrote:
I have had my 20 or so year old Burnham RSM/98 boiler off since April. *Now I am seeing some water on the floor. *Not much - about a cup a day. I have heard that there is cast iron in older boilers that may leak when cold. *Is my only choice to turn it back on or is there a gasket or something I can replace. *Or since it is leaking now, am I now required to replace something? I have not had it on because I have been practically out of oil since April (Live in NH) and oil company wants a min of 150 gallons ($600). *I couldn't shell out the cash just to have it sit in the tank all summer so I am not planning to get a delivery until about Sept/Oct. Dont allow any fresh water to enter now, new water is full of oxygen. |
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On Aug 6, 9:53*pm, "NJC" wrote:
I have had my 20 or so year old Burnham RSM/98 boiler off since April. *Now I am seeing some water on the floor. *Not much - about a cup a day. I have heard that there is cast iron in older boilers that may leak when cold. *Is my only choice to turn it back on or is there a gasket or something I can replace. *Or since it is leaking now, am I now required to replace something? I have not had it on because I have been practically out of oil since April (Live in NH) and oil company wants a min of 150 gallons ($600). *I couldn't shell out the cash just to have it sit in the tank all summer so I am not planning to get a delivery until about Sept/Oct. RMB has the answer. The sections of a cast iron boiler have O-Rings that expand when hot/warm and contract when cool. This is why your leaking. Just for a test, start the boiler up for a few days and see if the leaking stops. -paul |
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On Aug 7, 10:57*am, Paul Flansburg wrote:
On Aug 6, 9:53*pm, "NJC" wrote: I have had my 20 or so year old Burnham RSM/98 boiler off since April. *Now I am seeing some water on the floor. *Not much - about a cup a day. I have heard that there is cast iron in older boilers that may leak when cold. *Is my only choice to turn it back on or is there a gasket or something I can replace. *Or since it is leaking now, am I now required to replace something? I have not had it on because I have been practically out of oil since April (Live in NH) and oil company wants a min of 150 gallons ($600). *I couldn't shell out the cash just to have it sit in the tank all summer so I am not planning to get a delivery until about Sept/Oct. RMB has the answer. *The sections of a cast iron boiler have O-Rings that expand when hot/warm and contract when cool. *This is why your leaking. *Just for a test, start the boiler up for a few days and see if the leaking stops. -paul I have had 50 yr old section boilers that didnt leak in summer, you cant generalise a leak, it is an old boiler. He needs a pro out. |
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Boiler slowly leaking
On Aug 6, 8:53 pm, "NJC" wrote:
I have had my 20 or so year old Burnham RSM/98 boiler off since April. Now I am seeing some water on the floor. Not much - about a cup a day. I have heard that there is cast iron in older boilers that may leak when cold. Is my only choice to turn it back on or is there a gasket or something I can replace. Or since it is leaking now, am I now required to replace something? I have not had it on because I have been practically out of oil since April (Live in NH) and oil company wants a min of 150 gallons ($600). I couldn't shell out the cash just to have it sit in the tank all summer so I am not planning to get a delivery until about Sept/Oct. Is it possible that the overflow (pressure relief) is leaking? They are a common failure part. JK |
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On Aug 7, 4:30*pm, ransley wrote:
On Aug 7, 10:57*am, wrote: On Aug 6, 9:53*pm, "NJC" wrote: I have had my 20 or so year old Burnham RSM/98 boiler off since April.. *Now I am seeing some water on the floor. *Not much - about a cup a day. I have heard that there is cast iron in older boilers that may leak when cold. *Is my only choice to turn it back on or is there a gasket or something I can replace. *Or since it is leaking now, am I now required to replace something? I have not had it on because I have been practically out of oil since April (Live in NH) and oil company wants a min of 150 gallons ($600). *I couldn't shell out the cash just to have it sit in the tank all summer so I am not planning to get a delivery until about Sept/Oct. RMB has the answer. *The sections of a cast iron boiler have O-Rings that expand when hot/warm and contract when cool. *This is why your leaking. *Just for a test, start the boiler up for a few days and see if the leaking stops. -paul I have had 50 yr old section boilers that didnt leak in summer, you cant generalise a leak, it is an old boiler. He needs a pro out.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Not always the case. If the boiler is considered a warm start boiler then if turned off they can leak due to the O-Rings shrinking when cold. As for a cold start boiler, this is not the case. Anyways, was looking for OP to perform the suggested test. -paul |
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