Instructions / Assembly
4 TIPS TO EXTEND
THE LIFE OF A BOILER
SEASONAL BOILER MAINTENANCE CAN HELP YOUR
RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS IMPROVE EFFICIENCY AND
PERFORMANCE, YEAR-ROUND.
Like a car, a residential boiler must be regularly serviced
to prevent problems and maintain efciency.
But unlike a car, a boiler doesn’t cough, stutter, give
off smoke or produce a foul odor when something goes
wrong — it just silently continues doing its job, slowly
deteriorating in performance and failing much sooner.
Use these tips to prevent problems and keep your
customers’ boilers in tip-top shape year-round.
Perform pH testing.
For a boiler to operate properly, the liquid it contains
must maintain the correct pH levels. Do a visual reading
by opening the drain valve and bleeding off some liquid.
If it appears clear, proceed with a pH test.
The correct pH level depends on the composition of
the heat exchanger. Systems with a cast iron, stainless
steel or copper exchanger are resilient and usually
have a wide range of acceptable levels. Aluminum is
more prone to corrosion and may require a specic pH
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