Plumbing & Heating Services - let a Technical Guru check your boiler

Posted by alberta jones on September 14th, 2016

A faulty boiler can be expensive to run in the long-term. If you want yours to be economical, choose the best plumbing & heating services now.  There will be a boiler servicing company that will be willing to offer affordable maintenance and repair services to you. Try to locate it on the internet.

Even prior to hiring a plumbing & heating services expert, you could attempt to troubleshoot your boiler. What you need is a simple guide that will show you how this can be done.  And if you learn how to make use of it,  you will save a lot of money and time. But this does not mean that you will be completely out of danger. There are boiler problems that require the attention of a trained expert. Hence, do what you can afford to do now. The rest will follow later on.

To keep your boiler from malfunction, do the following simple tasks.  Do you use a gas fired heating boiler? If you do have a modern unit, then it does not have a pilot flame burning option.  The first step is to start the thermostat.  If you have many thermostats, then you should start the main one. Next, make sure that the main thermostat is set above the standard room temperature. If you are not using a digital model, it has to running at the correct level of temperature.

Otherwise, ask your boiler servicing specialist to replace your old thermostat with a modern one.  The next thing to do is to run your circulator pump if it is not running already.  If the motor is hot, you will know just by touching it with your hands.  If the motor is hot, chances are high that the run capacitor is faulty. As well, the motor itself or the circulator pump could be locked. On the other hand, if your circulator motor is cold, the problem could be the breaker. Check if it is on. It the breaker is on, the issue could be that the circulator relay or thermostat is damaged.

The next thing is to check the temperature gauge or pressure gauge on your boiler. Assuming that the circulator is working properly, the problem could be your pressure or temperature gauge. If you can see a red line and the temperature or pressure reading is above zero, but below the red line reading, this is okay. So if you notice that the gauge is reading properly, there could be a different problem. Perhaps the system has allowed entry of air, especially, if it uses manual air eliminators. So you could visit your local plumbing & heating services provider to get an automatic float eliminator.

What if the temperature and pressure readings are too low? There could be an issue with your vent damper. Ensure that the vent damper is open and that the inducer fan is operating properly.  If you find that the damper is open and the fan is not working, try to shut the breaker to the unit. Give it about five minutes and then turn it on again.  If nothing changes, the root of the crisis could be your aquastat or boiler control.

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