Hello All--
I have a Weil-McClain gas-fired boiler heater. Last winter, it started making "kettling" type noises (bubbling and popping) and the efficiency seems to have gone down. Reading on the internet, it sounded like a scale problem. I called a plumber out, and he said that it was exactly that. I was told there is no solution. Wait for it to get worse and live with it until it is replaced, or replace it right away.
He did use a Fernox product to treat it, however, he simply added this to the boiler and didn't flush it out. I was suspicious as to how this would help. It seemed weird that it could dissolve the scale, then simply circulate it in suspension forever. I have since learned that Fernox seems to agree with me.
Regardless, what is the solution here? Is there a way to de-scale the boiler? Or is it really a terminal problem? It seems like Acid should do the job? I don't really want scale build up to cost me $10-15k for a boiler if I can help it.
Thanks for any help!
Travis
I have a Weil-McClain gas-fired boiler heater. Last winter, it started making "kettling" type noises (bubbling and popping) and the efficiency seems to have gone down. Reading on the internet, it sounded like a scale problem. I called a plumber out, and he said that it was exactly that. I was told there is no solution. Wait for it to get worse and live with it until it is replaced, or replace it right away.
He did use a Fernox product to treat it, however, he simply added this to the boiler and didn't flush it out. I was suspicious as to how this would help. It seemed weird that it could dissolve the scale, then simply circulate it in suspension forever. I have since learned that Fernox seems to agree with me.
Regardless, what is the solution here? Is there a way to de-scale the boiler? Or is it really a terminal problem? It seems like Acid should do the job? I don't really want scale build up to cost me $10-15k for a boiler if I can help it.
Thanks for any help!
Travis