I was in the basement today firing up the TARM for the season. I brought the boiler up to temperature and pressure and everything looked normal. After a few hours I saw a lot of water pooling on the basement floor. I had a leaking vent on a radiator. I isolated the zone and figured I'd wait until it stopped leaking so I could replace it. I checked the boiler and the pressure was down to zero. I was suprised because the volume of water wasn't that much, but I went ahead and filled the boiler back up to 20 psi. The pressure dropped back down, so I isolated the boiler, filled it back up to 20 psi. An hour later, to my horror, I saw the water leaking out from under the boiler. Not the way I was planning on enjoying my evening.
I have a plumber coming out this weekend to look at the boiler and assess the situation. My assumption is that the boiler will have to be replaced. The plumber does not have any experience with wood burning boilers and said he would not be able to help me with the new set up for both boilers.
Right now I am finishing my woodshed that will be housing my woodburning boiler. I am about a month away from firing it up, so I will probably have to buy a new oil burning boiler (I need to have an oil burner so we can go away during the winter). Since I will be pulling the old boiler, now is the time to get ready for the oil burning and wood burning boilers to be hooked up to work in the same system.
I did a very hasty sketch of the current boiler set up and attached it. I am sorry for the poor quality, but I am not an artist and I don't have much time.
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What can I do before the new boiler hook up (i.e. shut off valves) so that when the time comes, I can start the new wood burning boiler without having to shut down the oil burning boiler?
I appreciate your help and advice,
Bob
I have a plumber coming out this weekend to look at the boiler and assess the situation. My assumption is that the boiler will have to be replaced. The plumber does not have any experience with wood burning boilers and said he would not be able to help me with the new set up for both boilers.
Right now I am finishing my woodshed that will be housing my woodburning boiler. I am about a month away from firing it up, so I will probably have to buy a new oil burning boiler (I need to have an oil burner so we can go away during the winter). Since I will be pulling the old boiler, now is the time to get ready for the oil burning and wood burning boilers to be hooked up to work in the same system.
I did a very hasty sketch of the current boiler set up and attached it. I am sorry for the poor quality, but I am not an artist and I don't have much time.
![I Need your expertise I Need your expertise](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/82/82823-0bd29eff5c747009cae21172373be785.jpg)
What can I do before the new boiler hook up (i.e. shut off valves) so that when the time comes, I can start the new wood burning boiler without having to shut down the oil burning boiler?
I appreciate your help and advice,
Bob