I have a Burnham ESC4 boiler that is now due for it's first maintenance.
A short history:
It was installed by a local outfit that didn't do too well. They installed the lines backwards and redid the install after I read and pointed out what was in the install manual. They did not own combustion testing equipment. The installer fiddled with the gas pressure adjustment, tuning it "by ear". It's run OK, but gas use has been higher than expected. No other professionals have touched it, it was never tweaked. I've thought it's running short cycles at times, but it works ok and never delved into it. It's reading 2,270 hours and 23,481 cycles after three heating seasons or just under 6 minutes per cycle on average.
What are all the steps that an annual maintenance call should include and is there anything in particular about this model we should be concerned about?
A short history:
It was installed by a local outfit that didn't do too well. They installed the lines backwards and redid the install after I read and pointed out what was in the install manual. They did not own combustion testing equipment. The installer fiddled with the gas pressure adjustment, tuning it "by ear". It's run OK, but gas use has been higher than expected. No other professionals have touched it, it was never tweaked. I've thought it's running short cycles at times, but it works ok and never delved into it. It's reading 2,270 hours and 23,481 cycles after three heating seasons or just under 6 minutes per cycle on average.
What are all the steps that an annual maintenance call should include and is there anything in particular about this model we should be concerned about?
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