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[Roger2561]

Well, I finally remembered to contact a welder to see what he could do for me regarding welding shut the open seam in the air channel.  He was the only welder that does house calls within a 50 mile radius.  The welder I had in mind does not do house calls anymore, he says the insurance is getting too expensive.  After he looked it over he said that it shouldn't much of an issue to close it.  He inspected the other welds too.  He said there appears to be more that are ready to fail.  I told him to touch up any welds he feels will be an issue.  He comes sometime next week to weld it.  Roger

[Big Wood]

Good to hear that you got someone to weld it have some  cold water  handy he'll need a drink or 2 good luck
With the project

[Smokeless]

Roger how did you make out welding that crack up in the cb??👍👍
What kind of metal are they using for the air passages??

[Roger2561]

Roger how did you make out welding that crack up in the cb??👍👍
What kind of metal are they using for the air passages??

I hired a welder to do it for me.  He did a great job.  But, he informed me that he's not doing that type of welding anymore due to a bad experience with another customer.  I guess the guy had an old unit and he never took care of it but insisted that the guy weld the cracks for him.  He said every time he tried to weld, the material was so thin that it wouldn't hold and the customer is blaming him for making it worse.  So, he's not welding OWB's anymore for anyone.  Now I have to find another welder.

As for the air channel material, it looks like regular 'ol carbon steel, nothing fancy.    Roger

[mlappin]

Roger how did you make out welding that crack up in the cb??👍👍
What kind of metal are they using for the air passages??

I hired a welder to do it for me.  He did a great job.  But, he informed me that he's not doing that type of welding anymore due to a bad experience with another customer.  I guess the guy had an old unit and he never took care of it but insisted that the guy weld the cracks for him.  He said every time he tried to weld, the material was so thin that it wouldn't hold and the customer is blaming him for making it worse.  So, he's not welding OWB's anymore for anyone.  Now I have to find another welder.

As for the air channel material, it looks like regular 'ol carbon steel, nothing fancy.    Roger

I’m very careful who I do any farm repair work for, some people are just born to be ass aches and will do about anything to get something for nothing.

Hate to say it, but that welder is lucky he didn’t hear from the other guys lawyer demanding that the welder buys him a new boiler “for making it worse”.