High Efficiency Boiler Annual Maintenance
Does a high efficiency boiler need serviced every year? ....... NO!.....
That is what most homeowners believe. Of course they should be serviced every year, I was just kidding.
Why should an annual service be performed every year?
Let's not think of cleaning every year but preventive maintenance every year. Cleaning the heat exchanger is only one part of the annual service. I do not want to minimize the cleaning of the heat exchanger. On water tube heat exchangers, as important it is to clean the tubes it is equally or more important to clean between the water tubes in the heat exchanger. These gaps are only about as wide as the thickness of a credit card.
If this is not done the boiler will move less air through the heat exchanger. What is the result of this? Less heat. The gas input is controlled by the amount of air passing through the heat exchanger. If the air is restricted to flow by a dirty heat exchanger the less gas can be pulled through the gas valve. The heat exchanger should be brushed, cleaned between the tubes, and washed to be cleaned.
After that process is done do the following.
As this is not a complete list it is a general guideline.
Now is the time to look for early detection of problems like air vent leaks, water leaks at fittings, water pressure problems ETC. before they become a larger expensive repair for the homeowner.
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