Anyone experiencing smoke or flame coming out of the intake holes after aquastat shuts the boiler down? If so, how did you remedy the situation? I have been thinking that I high temp gasket around the intake cover may do the trick but I'm not 100% sure of that.
This morning after loading, I went to do one last check before leaving for work and saw that the aquastat was shutting the boiler down (temp 190*). I walked to the back because I noticed a stream of smoke coming out of the intake holes. I waited a moment and then noticed fire squeezing out of the cover where the intake holes are. I quickly raised the temp on the aquastat, opening the intake holes, so that I could check out what was happening through the front access door. Looking in, I saw a split laying across the inlet holes (blocking them) which I removed. I then shut the boiler back down (using the aquastat) and walked back to the rear of the boiler. Blue flame gone, but smoke still there. I then went inside, changed my soiled shorts and reluctantly went off to work.
Do you think the flame was caused by the split covering the intake holes or was it a coincidence that when I removed, the flame did not appear again?
This morning after loading, I went to do one last check before leaving for work and saw that the aquastat was shutting the boiler down (temp 190*). I walked to the back because I noticed a stream of smoke coming out of the intake holes. I waited a moment and then noticed fire squeezing out of the cover where the intake holes are. I quickly raised the temp on the aquastat, opening the intake holes, so that I could check out what was happening through the front access door. Looking in, I saw a split laying across the inlet holes (blocking them) which I removed. I then shut the boiler back down (using the aquastat) and walked back to the rear of the boiler. Blue flame gone, but smoke still there. I then went inside, changed my soiled shorts and reluctantly went off to work.
Do you think the flame was caused by the split covering the intake holes or was it a coincidence that when I removed, the flame did not appear again?