Riello boiler possible water leak
#1
Riello boiler possible water leak
Hi all;
Just did my annual boiler cleaning. On the right side second pass the soot had a brown tint, or color to it. It was dry, I'm thing it may be a very slow leak. The boiler is 17 years old, fairly young for this boiler. It is a 3 section SG. I haven't looked it up yet, so I don't know what or if it may be warranted. I use antifreeze because we go away for a few weeks during the winter, and I know that antifreeze can find a leak faster than water can. In any case, if it is a leak are there any good stop leaks available. I will wait until warm weather to decide what to do.
Any thoughts, Thanks. PS I installed the boiler myself.
Sid
Just did my annual boiler cleaning. On the right side second pass the soot had a brown tint, or color to it. It was dry, I'm thing it may be a very slow leak. The boiler is 17 years old, fairly young for this boiler. It is a 3 section SG. I haven't looked it up yet, so I don't know what or if it may be warranted. I use antifreeze because we go away for a few weeks during the winter, and I know that antifreeze can find a leak faster than water can. In any case, if it is a leak are there any good stop leaks available. I will wait until warm weather to decide what to do.
Any thoughts, Thanks. PS I installed the boiler myself.
Sid
#2
Member
What glycol was used? Was an inhibitor used with it?
Certain glycol eats metal if no inhibitor was used.
Certain glycol eats metal if no inhibitor was used.
#4
Reillo Boiler leak
Sorry Folks. I got the boiler and burner mixed up. It is actually the Biasi boiler that I am conserved about. It took me all this time to realize this. What ever the leak may or not be happening, must very slow, as the pressure is holding for 2 months now. I am going to look again when I open it up towards the end of the summer.
Sid
Sid