Went and made the adjustment to set the water flow direction in the HX to counter flow like a few others have doen expecting a little hotter air at the vent and I got a whole nother thing.
After the change the EKO seemed to be running ok until it got up to about 71c and I noticed the pressure was staying at about 14 or so . I looked at the pipes and found a small drip where the burial pipe connects to the PEX in the basement on the hot side so I tightened it up. The temp seemed to be stuck at 71 and when I went down to the basement I could hear the water gurgling at first I thought it was a faucet left on upstairs as the pipes all go thru the same area. Checking all the bathrooms and not finding anything I realized it was the PEX going to the sidearm and HX in the basement.
What the heck was going on ? The water temp was getting up to 160 + but the boiler was running and would go to 73 or 74 then drop back to 71 and the pressure was in the 14 / 15 range.
Stayed up late babysitting the thing and thought I better put this question on the boiler room and someone will know what's going on but I was too tired and just went to bed.
I woke up a few hours later and then it hit me air in the line but why wasn't the air scoop getting it out after all it's at the high point in the system ? I let the whole thing cool down and took the air scoop apart and cleaned it out put it back together thinking it wasn't all that dirty or gummed up but I fired the boiler and now its running great with a nice heat up and the normal 17lb pressure and no gurgling noises guess it was the air and the scoop not venting it that caused the whole thing.
Just another lesson in operating a boiler for the first time. Don't know where I learned this stuff must have been here. Thanks
After the change the EKO seemed to be running ok until it got up to about 71c and I noticed the pressure was staying at about 14 or so . I looked at the pipes and found a small drip where the burial pipe connects to the PEX in the basement on the hot side so I tightened it up. The temp seemed to be stuck at 71 and when I went down to the basement I could hear the water gurgling at first I thought it was a faucet left on upstairs as the pipes all go thru the same area. Checking all the bathrooms and not finding anything I realized it was the PEX going to the sidearm and HX in the basement.
What the heck was going on ? The water temp was getting up to 160 + but the boiler was running and would go to 73 or 74 then drop back to 71 and the pressure was in the 14 / 15 range.
Stayed up late babysitting the thing and thought I better put this question on the boiler room and someone will know what's going on but I was too tired and just went to bed.
I woke up a few hours later and then it hit me air in the line but why wasn't the air scoop getting it out after all it's at the high point in the system ? I let the whole thing cool down and took the air scoop apart and cleaned it out put it back together thinking it wasn't all that dirty or gummed up but I fired the boiler and now its running great with a nice heat up and the normal 17lb pressure and no gurgling noises guess it was the air and the scoop not venting it that caused the whole thing.
Just another lesson in operating a boiler for the first time. Don't know where I learned this stuff must have been here. Thanks
