I knew the title would catch your attention.
I have a CB e1400. This is my second year operating it. It's running great. This morning when I added firewood for the day, I decided to check the water level in the water jacket. I haven't checked it all season so I figure, what the heck. I was surprised to see it was down about an inch and half in the site glass. That's in the safe operation area but it caused me a bit concern. I was wondering where the water went. I was told by my CB rep when I purchased it that I shouldn't have to add any water to it. So you can imagine how surprised I was when I saw it a bit low. Anyway, I start looking around and I didn't see the telltale sign of water leaking anywhere outside. The ground is still covered with snow (where's spring?) and there is no melt taking place. So, I figure the next place to look is in the basement of the house. In the vicinity of the oil furnace, (the installer connected directly to the oil furnace) there is a floor drain. Due to the lack of the usual rainfall, the bottom of the catch basin has been unusually dry. Not this morning. It was wet with HOT water. Okay, I now know I have a leak somewhere in the system in the house. After carefully monitoring everything I see the drain valve on the back of the oil furnace dripping with the telltale sign of a water mark leading to the drain. Walla! Found it! I tried tightening the valve handle but that did no good, it continues to drip. So, later today I'll be replacing the faulty one with a new one. I guess the moral of the story is never let your guard down and occasionally check the system over. This little leak in time would have cost me a chunk of cash. Roger
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