seasonal gas boiler maintenance
#1
seasonal gas boiler maintenance
Hi there,
I searched back a few years and want to post this again.
I have a GE gas boiler. If it's as old as the house, it's 60 years old. I think the last service tag on the system is from '99. Everything is working fine. Each fall I vacuum out the burners before lighting the pilot and oil the circulator pump. I also have a carbon monoxide detector close by just in case. I don't think my heating bill is especially high either.
That said, if I called a professional for boiler maintenance before the season started, what would he do that I'm not aware of, or can't do myself?
I searched back a few years and want to post this again.
I have a GE gas boiler. If it's as old as the house, it's 60 years old. I think the last service tag on the system is from '99. Everything is working fine. Each fall I vacuum out the burners before lighting the pilot and oil the circulator pump. I also have a carbon monoxide detector close by just in case. I don't think my heating bill is especially high either.
That said, if I called a professional for boiler maintenance before the season started, what would he do that I'm not aware of, or can't do myself?
#2
It may vary by dealers. When I was in the field, these are the things I've done on boiler.
- Remove and clean burners.
- Brush out the heat exchanger from top to bottom.
- Remove, inspect, clean, and secure flue pipes.
- Replace thermocouple.
- Clean pilot light assembly.
- Oil pumps (If any), check couplings.
- Fire off boiler, and check for clean burning flames.
- Check boiler preassure valve.
- Check water preassure.
- Bleed air out of system.
- Check t-stat and clean if needed.
- Check baseboard fines to be sure they are clean, clean if needed.