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bcanode

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Triple bypass question
« on: September 13, 2014, 07:29:07 PM »
Cleaned my triple bypass today. Is it normal to have a lot of ash in the first one. No easy way to do this that I know of. Ended up using shop vac with flexible hose. About a 1/2 inch of real fine ash. Hadn't cleaned the 1st bypass since I put it in operation a year ago.
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Re: Triple bypass question
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2014, 06:14:35 AM »
What do you have for a boiler? DO NOT leave ash in your unit over the summer, the ash will collect any moisture out of the air and destroy your boiler way ahead of it's time!
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Re: Triple bypass question
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 06:41:12 AM »
MF4000E Only shutdown for the day. Heated DHW duringthe summer.
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Re: Triple bypass question
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 09:10:19 AM »
 As long as its just ash you are fine. You should clean out the top 2 every month or so. I never clean the bottom one unless its really full of ash, its larger so its going to collect ash more quickly.
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Re: Triple bypass question
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2014, 07:36:02 AM »
I check my lower bypass about monthly.  My upper even less.  It's always powder. 
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Re: Triple bypass question
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2014, 08:40:03 AM »
Thanks guys. It was more of a powder. Never had cleaned that section since it wasn't easy to get to. All is good.
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