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Fireplace Boiler query....

  • 11-12-2008 9:39pm
    #1
    chalkitdown1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭


    Don't know if this is the right section to ask or not(feel free to move it if it isn't).

    Anyway, We've just had an oil-heating system installed, which meant that all the pipes going from the fireplace to the immersion upstairs have been removed but the boiler behind the fireplace remains. What I want to know is, is it's safe to light a fire? Will the boiler explode or something if it gets hot without any water in it?


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  • #2
    crosstownk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,863 ✭✭✭✭crosstownk


    As long as the heated water/air can vent to somewhere then it should be OK. To be honest, the best option is to remove the back boiler.
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  • #3
    demanufactured
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭demanufactured


    why didnt you leave the back boiler connected to the system?


  • #4
    John mac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,140 ✭✭✭John mac


    as long as the pipes have been removed from the backboiler and the connections are open then there is no prob.


  • #5
    chalkitdown1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭chalkitdown1


    demanufactured wrote: »
    why didnt you leave the back boiler connected to the system?


    It was the council that did it, unbeknownst to me.


    Anyway, thanks for the replies. I got a plumber 'round this afternoon and he drained the boiler for me, drilled a few holes in it. Said that there'd be a bit of steam coming out of the cut-off pipes for a few hours while the remaining water in the boiler evapourated, but otherwise I can put down a fire no problem.

    Problem solved.


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