How Do You Clean a Steam Boiler

Fire the boiler and allow water the slowly skim and seep into the bucket. Empty the bucket frequently and continue skimming until water is clean and no oil can be seen floating on top of the water in the bucket. This process may have to be repeated until the system and system water are clean.

How do you clean the inside of a steam boiler?

Step 1: Pour some trisodium phosphate (which is a general cleaning agent) into your boiler, adding about one and a half cups of the solution for about every 200 litres of water. Instead of trisodium phosphate, you could also use sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate.

How often should you flush a steam boiler?

Proper steam boiler maintenance is very important. If your boiler is equipped with a #67 low water cut-off be sure to flush it every 7-10 days during the heating season. If your domestic hot water is sourced from your boiler remember to flush once during the summer.