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Question: Well, the problem isn't 75 years old but the boiler is. I have a Weil-McLain oil boiler converted to gas....size 5-w-19 series D... Efficiency expert said the boiler was handling the house fine so didn't consider replacing it. One of the pipes started leaking and the Gas company replaced the pipe and put in an over flow valve (none was there). The valve drips all the time.....(a bucket a day). People talk about an expansion tank (there is NONE). Others suggest that the overflow valve should not have been installed. The boiler is running fine but sure is a pain to empty the bucket everyday... Any thoughts, comments or possible solutions appreciated.
Answer: 75 years is way overdue for replacement whether you like it or not. Many, Many improvements since then. Your expansion tank may be in an attic, closet or buried in a wall hidden upstairs. You may also have an "open system" where a pipe runs from the boiler up and out to the gutters or somewhere on a top floor. Again, just a very old old system It needs updating.
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