A complex element to the heating system in New York homes is the boiler. However, despite their durability, the boiler requires little maintenance and repairs from time to time. When you do notice an issue, it is often a surprise since it can eventually occur over time, use, and wear. New York Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing has listed the common boiler issues in the event the event you own a boiler instead of a forced-air heating system like a furnace. Before the extent worsens and becomes more costly, knowing what you can expect can help you better recognize issues and get them repaired.
Boiler Pilot Malfunction
Throughout the day and night so heat was always available, pilot lights in the past can be left running, which is especially used by older boiler. Modern boilers use this method along with the use of electronic ignition to heat water only when needed. If you cannot light a pilot light on your own or to diagnose pilot and ignition system issues, you will need heating technician expert.
Boiler Drips & Leaks
When a boiler begins to leak should the result come with an emergency, a more common problem than people think, call to your trusted HVAC professional for immediate assistance. When there is a leak coming directly from the boiler tank, you have got a major problem on your hands. Because the boiler has likely begun to corrode, a replacement is required. If it stems from a pressure relief valve or a pump, there are things that can be repaired from the boiler leaks. The leaks are simply condensation in some instances.
Heat is Absent
When we get a call about no heat coming from a boiler, there is really no telling what we may find. The problem that could have to do with ignition has many probable issues to consider. The safety switch could be preventing the boiler from staying on, or the thermostat may be broken, a pump may be broken.
Boiler Kettling
A kettling is a term used when the boiler makes a loud banging or rumbling sound and is a major problem common to hot water boiler. It is commonly utilized in the industry to describe these sounds, though this term may be unrecognizable to few. To avoid an even more serious problem, the sounds should not be dismissed however and needs to be investigated by a professional as soon as possible. Often caused from a surplus of minerals, there is a disruption within the water supply. Due to the hard water, typically, the mineral deposits change the pressure levels in the tank. A kettling may be more likely to spring a leak or suffer from dangerous levels from dangerous levels that put your home at risk.
Boiler & Furnace Heating Maintenance, Repair, Replacement & More in Bedford Hills, Manhattan, Flushing, Queens, Brooklyn & The Bronx, New York
Do not try to diagnose the issue yourself when the boiler is not working. Call New York Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing should your boiler be acting on the fritz, and our trained and experienced technicians will locate the problem, diagnose the problem, and make the necessary repairs so your boiler is up and running.
