Guest hitoallusa Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 My vacation home has a new gas boiler. It's warm down stairs but cold upstairs so I think somewhere along the pipes are blocked by sludge and rust. How do I clean pipes out? I read some methods online but not sure it's safe to do it on my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gcursor Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi..my dad used to be a pipefitter before he retired. I'll see if he has any ideas tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigK Posted January 29, 2012 Members Share Posted January 29, 2012 My vacation home has a new gas boiler. It's warm down stairs but cold upstairs so I think somewhere along the pipes are blocked by sludge and rust. How do I clean pipes out? I read some methods online but not sure it's safe to do it on my own. The way you have framed your question I assume your gas boiler heats water to serve a forced hot water system (sludge & rust being the clue). Air may have gotten into the line when the new boiler was installed. Have you tried bleeding off the air on individual radiators? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hitoallusa Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 I have done air bleeding but it didn't work. Thank you all for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hitoallusa Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Kinda Fixed. The auxiliary tank needed to be cleaned. But the house is not so warm still. I will run the boiler for a couple of hours and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
