I just couldn't stand hearing the oil burner come on. Been cool and rainy, so the solar gain was not enough to get the house bearable by the time the Mrs came home, so I turned the heat back on about a week ago. But hearing the oil burner prompted a trip out to the GW Saturday afternoon.
To my surprise, the clean-out access panels that I installed last year came off fairly easily. Next time I will design that differently, but for now they worked the way they were supposed to. Strange as it may seem, I have a poker that works very well for cleaning out between the tubes of the HX. As anyone that has used this style hydronic unit knows the tubes at the back were much worse that the ones at the top. In any event, about three hours from start to finish, and she was clean.
Being an impatient guy, I didn't take the time to fill the beast the 'correct way' choosing instead to simply fill through the overflow reservoir. Results in a temp gauge reading which exceeds 260 and lots of burping.
So we started burning on Oct 22 this year, as opposed to Oct 31 last year. Calling for snow Thursday, and 20's overnight. Here we go!!
Jimbo
To my surprise, the clean-out access panels that I installed last year came off fairly easily. Next time I will design that differently, but for now they worked the way they were supposed to. Strange as it may seem, I have a poker that works very well for cleaning out between the tubes of the HX. As anyone that has used this style hydronic unit knows the tubes at the back were much worse that the ones at the top. In any event, about three hours from start to finish, and she was clean.
Being an impatient guy, I didn't take the time to fill the beast the 'correct way' choosing instead to simply fill through the overflow reservoir. Results in a temp gauge reading which exceeds 260 and lots of burping.
So we started burning on Oct 22 this year, as opposed to Oct 31 last year. Calling for snow Thursday, and 20's overnight. Here we go!!
Jimbo
