Outdoor Wood Furnace Info
All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Plumbing => Topic started by: timothy4140 on December 26, 2020, 09:19:22 PM
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This past week I had my second fitting on my heat exchanger developed a leak, when changed it was paper thin as if it was sand blasted...
This is second time, first year or so ago, different heat exchanger...
Thoughts???
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Something with the water, boiler side or domestic or both? Maybe try dielectric unions?
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What kind of fittings are these? Is your pump way oversized?
I would collect a sample in a clear jar and let it settle and see if there is much sediment in it. if there is then I would install a filter.
If you haven't had the water tested recently, I would look into getting that done.
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Were these fittings on the domestic side or boiler side?
I saw a HeatMaster unit with various fittings honeycombed thin recently. Turns out they were using some odd powdered water treatment. I think electrolysis was doing its thing.
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Were these fittings on the domestic side or boiler side?
I saw a HeatMaster unit with various fittings honeycombed thin recently. Turns out they were using some odd powdered water treatment. I think electrolysis was doing its thing.
Much like in a diesel I imagine. I have a sleeve out of a Waukesha that had numerous pits around the bottom ring and one made it clear thru the liner eventually.
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This brought up a good question for me..Did I ground the boiler when I reinstalled it ::)
Better check that tomorrow that would go some ways to reducing the effects of electrolysis.
I was half frozen to death when I installed this time and I have never even looked at grounding since. :D