How to Clean Burnham Boilers

eHow may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. Learn more about our affiliate and product review process here.

Things You'll Need

  • Fire tube brush

  • Brush

  • Adjustable wrench

Heating a home in the winter is important in cold northern climates. Burnham boilers heat your home's radiators by heating water or steam that then heats your home. With use, the boilers build up soot and ash in the combustion chamber and fire tubes, causing them to heat less efficiently. Cleaning the boilers annually will keep them in working condition all winter long.

Advertisement

Step 1

Turn off the boiler and let it cool. Open the service door to the boiler. Disconnect the electrical power from the boiler.

Video of the Day

Step 2

Brush out all of the soot and ash from the combustion chamber into the ash pan and dispose of it outside. Bury to ash to keep it from catching fire.

Step 3

Remove the stack, the jacket top panel and the wing nuts and bolts that hold the canopy down. Remove the canopy and the tubulators.

Step 4

Clean the fire tubes with the fire brush. Brush them out well but do not extend them past the bottom of the tube sheet.

Advertisement

Step 5

Put the tubulators and canopy back on. Tighten the bolts and wing nuts. Place the jacket top panel and the stack back on the boiler. Restore the electrical power and turn the boiler on.

Advertisement

Video of the Day