Maintenance

What is Boiler Service?

The term boiler service usually refers to the yearly maintenance performed on boilers for hot water and steam heating systems. Most experts recommend that these systems be serviced at least once a year, usually at the beginning of the heating season. In some areas such service could be required by law. The reason boilers have [...]

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Is Your Boiler Ready for Winter?

There are several things that a homeowner who relies on a boiler for heat needs to do to get the boiler ready for winter. Although modern boilers are very safe devices that don’t require much maintenance there are a few things a homeowner should do before the heating system begins. Clean the Boiler Room The [...]

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Boiler Pressure Valve

The boiler pressure valve is one of the most important parts of any heating system that uses a boiler. The reason that a boiler pressure valve is so important is that it keeps the boiler from malfunctioning or even exploding.To understand why a pressure valve is so important, a person must understand how a boiler [...]

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Boiler Maintenance Tips

Properly maintaining your boiler can save you money and keep your home safe. Boiler maintenance is actually fairly easy because modern boilers are fairly foolproof devices that don’t require much attention. Inspect Your Boiler Every Year If you don’t run your boiler during the warm weather months you should inspect it before the heating season. [...]

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How to Clean Hot Water Boilers

Hot water boilers don’t need cleaning very often. A thorough cleaning at the time the system is installed is necessary, but after that it shouldn’t be necessary to do so unless the water becomes obviously discolored or visible scale starts to form on the outside of pipes, valves or fittings. Read More

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How to Re-charge a Hot Water Boiler Expansion Tank

There are two basic types of hot water boiler expansion tanks. There is the older style large horizontal steel tank and the newer style smaller diaphragm tank (highlighted in the diagram above). In older boiler systems the steel expansion tank may be found in the attic or suspended between joists in the basement. In newer [...]

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