tubes behind boiler is leaking water?

Question

Hi,

one of the tubes behind my boiler is slowly leaking water. My boiler psi is around 19 and temp at around 110 F. I'm currently collecting the water in a bucket.

Please inform me on how I could stop my boiler water overflowing problem

pics of my boiler could be seen at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fivegrass/

thank you

-fivegrass

Answer 1

The pics are great, but don't really show what I'm looking for. It seems that you have a leaky Temperature & Pressure releif valve discharge pipe. There can be a number of reasons for the leakage.

1. Faulty valve. If this is the case, water or steam will leak when the boiler is running.
2. Temperature or pressure too high. Water or steam will discharge when either condition occurs.
3. Condensation. Condensation can occur at times and subsiquently leak out the pipe.

One of the first two is most likely the cause. Contact a qualified HVAC tech or licensed plumber to make a positive determination. Good luck.