jdboy9
ArboristSite Operative
I posted earlier about a Central boiler I was getting. Well it turns out to be a cb-40sb built in 1996. Well I was told it leaked and well it does fairly bad
It seems to me that the foam is causing more damage then good? I was wondering if anyone has this on their own homemade boiler and has seen the long term metal wear as compared to just using bat insulation? By looking at how the metal is rusted in huge sheets it looks like the foam is holding moisture in but I'm not sure just could be the nature of crappy steel and heat.
I have one small leak on the inside and the rest are on the outside majority of them are on the air intake side of the water jacket. Located on the bottom and/or corner weld of the bottom and side of the water jacket. I'm not sure how I'm going to fix them but I think welding in new plates over the damaged area is what I'll do. Anyone have a suggestion on the best way to go about it? Mig or stick weld? I have large mig so not a problem with the thickness, but I suck at welding.
No laughing here but has anyone tried a patch or repair with something other than weld? There are a lot of good things on the market these days as far as epoxies I'm not saying super glue but something like jb weld or similar. Anyone ever use something like that on a boiler? Like I said earlier I suck at welding just looking for an alternate to hiring a welder.
It seems to me that the foam is causing more damage then good? I was wondering if anyone has this on their own homemade boiler and has seen the long term metal wear as compared to just using bat insulation? By looking at how the metal is rusted in huge sheets it looks like the foam is holding moisture in but I'm not sure just could be the nature of crappy steel and heat.
I have one small leak on the inside and the rest are on the outside majority of them are on the air intake side of the water jacket. Located on the bottom and/or corner weld of the bottom and side of the water jacket. I'm not sure how I'm going to fix them but I think welding in new plates over the damaged area is what I'll do. Anyone have a suggestion on the best way to go about it? Mig or stick weld? I have large mig so not a problem with the thickness, but I suck at welding.
No laughing here but has anyone tried a patch or repair with something other than weld? There are a lot of good things on the market these days as far as epoxies I'm not saying super glue but something like jb weld or similar. Anyone ever use something like that on a boiler? Like I said earlier I suck at welding just looking for an alternate to hiring a welder.