Firebird tube baffles

cruiser202006

What is everyone else using to clean the tube baffles of a firebird condensing boiler???? Is there anything easier to use than soapy water and paper roll?!

shane0007

I use a garden 2 litre pressurised spray bottle & a wire brush.

Dtp1979

cruiser202006 wrote: »

What is everyone else using to clean the tube baffles of a firebird condensing boiler???? Is there anything easier to use than soapy water and paper roll?!

I use a narrow bottle brush with extended handle and flush it with water after

shane0007

Dtp1979 wrote: »

I use a narrow bottle brush with extended handle and flush it with water after

I think he is referring to the turbolators themselves.

Also with the Firebirds, be careful shoving brushes up the tubes as the passage way at the back to the flue is only about 20mm deep & you just end up ramming the crap to the back end which can block the passage way.

Firebird recommend only using a pressurised spray bottle for cleaning the turbulator tubes.

scudo2

I use a cork screw type of brush on tubes so that your pulling any dirt back to you.

On baffles, just a rag + 4" paint brush Or + garden hose if there's one handy, in a bucket.

shane0007

Dtp1979 wrote: »

I use a narrow bottle brush with extended handle and flush it with water after

Next time you are in Metac, have a look at the Firebird split demo boiler in Freddie's room. It will give you an excellent understanding of the Environmax.

cruiser202006

shane0007 wrote: »

I think he is referring to the turbolators themselves.

Also with the Firebirds, be careful shoving brushes up the tubes as the passage way at the back to the flue is only about 20mm deep & you just end up ramming the crap to the back end which can block the passage way.

Firebird recommend only using a pressurised spray bottle for cleaning the turbulator tubes.

Yes the turbolators! Called to a boiler last nite. Boiler was black after the tenant who used to be a plumber was messing with air setting after boiler stopped on Christmas day!! Cleaned boiler easily but turbolators took ages!

Dtp1979

shane0007 wrote: »

Next time you are in Metac, have a look at the Firebird split demo boiler in Freddie's room. It will give you an excellent understanding of the Environmax.

Will do

shane0007

cruiser202006 wrote: »

Cleaned boiler easily but turbolators took ages!

At least they come out in 5's.
Try a sooted 36kw Grant Vortex. They are single turbulators & 33 of the suckers. Once took me 3 hours to service one.
And I was over 2 hours servicing a powder sooted Silverpack this afternoon. Looked like a coalman when finished.

jimf

their acting up big time after the storm me thinks I have 2 of the baskards to face tomorrow should be fun id say

agusta

Is there any chemical/detergent that would help clean the turbolators?,I serviced a grant euroflame awhile back with a blocked condensate for 3 years.Turbolators took an hour to clean.The built up deposits on them were attached like glue

scudo2

Anybody coming across problems with "Firebird" the back panel between secondly heat exchange and flue leaking condensation + fumes ?
Original only sealed with silicon ( which disintegrated ) and the odd weld, rather than 100% welding now.

How many were made the old way and for how long I'm not to sure about.

shane0007

agusta wrote: »

Is there any chemical/detergent that would help clean the turbolators?,I serviced a grant euroflame awhile back with a blocked condensate for 3 years.Turbolators took an hour to clean.The built up deposits on them were attached like glue

I don't think DualX or similar has enough temperature in the secondary heat exchanger to work effectively there.

Perhaps DGOBS might know better as he has been using it for years.