| There are very basic steps a person must take | | | | feed valve. When it comes to gas boiler repair, these |
| when taking on a gas boiler repair. The water boiler is | | | | are the major components that are often taken care |
| known to have many problems which can lead to gas | | | | of. The aquastat regulates the temperature of the |
| boiler maintenance. They are often used for the | | | | boiler using a thermostat. The gas valve and burners |
| hydronic heating system and are evenly distributed | | | | heats the water chamber. The flow control valve is |
| through the pipes located in the home. From here, | | | | there to regulate the flow of hot water into the |
| heat is radiated throughout the rooms. Newer homes | | | | system. |
| usually have a steel radiator while older homes will | | | | The other components are featured in the hot water |
| have radiators made from cast iron. New homes are | | | | return side. Some of the parts include the drain valve |
| also known to use baseboard convectors or objects | | | | and the circulator. Some of the basic problems that |
| called a fin-tube. The radiator works when the hot | | | | might cause a repair, are that the boiler may have no |
| water heats the baseboard fin-tube convertor. Once | | | | power. The water level can be too low and there |
| this occurs, the hot water is then returned back to | | | | can be a thermostat malfunction. It is also possible |
| its original location (the boiler). The water that is | | | | that the electronic burner ignition is experiencing a |
| returned the boiler is reheated and the cycle | | | | malfunction which would require maintenance. |
| continues again. This is basically how most gas boilers | | | | Gas boiler repair may include fixing circuit breakers or |
| work. The system is often used with other systems | | | | replacing a blown fuse. The water level may also |
| that have radiant floor heating. | | | | need to be increased to at least 12-15 psi pressure. |
| They can be either energized (fuelled) with gas | | | | With gas boiler maintenance, the temperature setting |
| properties or fuel oil. Boilers that are fuelled with oil | | | | might also be checked. If the boiler does not have a |
| often require more gas boiler maintenance than their | | | | pressure reducing valve, then the valves may need |
| counter-part burning components. Special attention | | | | to be opened manually and fed with water. Other |
| must be given to the oil filter and blower. The | | | | repairs may include relighting the standing pilot (if the |
| components of a basic hot water boiler consist of | | | | pilot light happens to be out). If there is no standing |
| valves and the actual furnace. It should be noted that | | | | pilot, the electronic ignition may need to be fixed. |
| gas boilers are a lot more reliable. | | | | Checking to see if the thermostat is set in 'heat |
| For the hot water supply, the components include; | | | | mode' can also get rid of a lot of problems. The |
| water feed valve, air vent, expansion tank, pressure | | | | thermostat might benefit from being moved up or |
| relief valve, aquasat, valve and burners and water | | | | down a couple of notches. |