Folks,
There is a 1950's Kohler 22" Oil boiler which was converted to gas in my mother-in-laws basement.
The pressure in the boiler is rising extremely high every time the boiler fires.
The only way I have been able to reduce the pressure at all is by manually using the lever on the pressure relief valve.
I did find the water feed valve open (that is loosened) and the bar pointing straight up. I am assuming this allowed a lot of water to build up in the boiler?
The water feed valve looks like this:
http://www.republicsupplyco.com/Pro...=41&HeatingSubCategoryID=429&ProductID=125760
The pressure relief valve looks like this:
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/WA...48&srccode=cii_9324560&cpncode=26-115170367-2
The pressure entered the danger red zone last night so I shut the whole system down a released some pressure.
What are some of the common causes of this pressure and is there anyway I can fix it?
Do I need a new pressure valve?
Is the boiler too full with water?
What position should the feed valve be in?
ANY help is greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
There is a 1950's Kohler 22" Oil boiler which was converted to gas in my mother-in-laws basement.
The pressure in the boiler is rising extremely high every time the boiler fires.
The only way I have been able to reduce the pressure at all is by manually using the lever on the pressure relief valve.
I did find the water feed valve open (that is loosened) and the bar pointing straight up. I am assuming this allowed a lot of water to build up in the boiler?
The water feed valve looks like this:
http://www.republicsupplyco.com/Pro...=41&HeatingSubCategoryID=429&ProductID=125760
The pressure relief valve looks like this:
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/WA...48&srccode=cii_9324560&cpncode=26-115170367-2
The pressure entered the danger red zone last night so I shut the whole system down a released some pressure.
What are some of the common causes of this pressure and is there anyway I can fix it?
Do I need a new pressure valve?
Is the boiler too full with water?
What position should the feed valve be in?
ANY help is greatly appreciated!
Thank you!
