What You Need to Know About Boiler Kettling
Call The Stanley Louis Company for fast & effective boiler service at the first sign of boiler kettling
Have you suddenly noticed your boiler making a deep rumbling sound? No, you’re not crazy—this is a new sound and you are right to be concerned. It’s called boiler kettling. Here’s what you need to know about it.
What Causes Boiler Kettling
The root cause of boiler kettling is hard water. Over time, minerals will precipitate out of your hard water, building up as lime scale on the boiler’s heat exchanger. This scale restricts water flow through the heat exchanger and can cause small pockets of water to actually become trapped in the pipe. This trapped water will eventually turn to steam and evaporate, which places a great deal of pressure on the walls of the heat exchanger. The rumbling sound you are hearing is the audible evidence of this pressure being exerted on your system.
What Boiler Kettling Does to Your System
Boiler kettling presents a number of issues for your system. First of all, the boiler efficiency will start to go down because a blocked heat exchanger will not allow for an even and effective distribution of heat. But more worrisomely, the stresses involved in boiler kettling can cause serious structural damage to your pipes. Eventually, the pipes may even rupture, causing serious water damage to your property. When you consider the cost of replacing the heat exchanger and pipes combined with the cost of repairing extensive water damage, you could be looking at repairs that cost more than the boiler itself.
How to Get Help
In order to protect your boiler and your property from costly damage, it is highly advised to seek professional help at the first sound of boiler kettling.
The Stanley Louis Company makes an excellent choice of boiler service company to call. We have an on-call technician available 24/7 to deal with emergency boiler repair situations, and we also excel at the sort of boiler maintenance that is required to remove scale and keep it from coming back. We service all types and brands of boilers, and we are confident that we can help you keep your boiler working as efficiently and reliably as possible for many years to come.
If you need boiler service, please do not hesitate to contact us at 800-217-6527 to schedule an appointment.
