Alan m
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« on: December 24, 2010, 01:35 PM » |
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hi all i have to unblock the boiler on my grandmothers rayburn cooker. there is a cover plate on the top at the back. this covers the boiler. it is a metal box with 4 pipes welded into it , the smoke travels through these pipes and heats the water in the boiler. these pipes are jam packed with sutt and it is like concrete. i have tried poking at it with a bar but no good. my plan is   to get a sds masonery bit in the drill and without the hammer action on drill out the sutt. ok i know im mad and insane   but it might work maybe. has any body got any other ways to clean it out . do you think i will ruin the boiler |
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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2010, 01:53 PM » |
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Hello Alan M,
My own experience with Rayburns etc is that the boiler sits in the firebox and is heated directly by the fire.I don't know of pipes and smoke heating the boiler. I've only ever seen 2 pipes on the back or side for water.Maybe you could post pics?One thing I do know is that very old solid fuel cooker/boilers were packed in with asbestos....
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Alan m
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2010, 02:09 PM » |
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ok its probably not the primery boiler but one for taking out the last of the heat from the smoke. it is basically a box with 4 pipes going through it for the smoke. they are blocked solid. this boiler is designed for heating the rads and not the oven. the smoke can still go around the blockage but it wont heat the water as good as i would like.
basically it doesnt matter that it is a rayburn in that all i have is a blocked pipe full of sutt and need to un block it . do you think the sds will damage the boiler
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2010, 06:51 PM » |
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Ask a professional? Good luck. |
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Alan m
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2010, 09:54 PM » |
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i was hoping that there would be a pro fogger that could give some advice or some poor ejit like myself that has learnt the hard way.
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ts 55+2 1400 rails+ 1 lr32 1400 rail, domino+assortment systainer+ domiplate, ct 22 with boom arm+home made thien baffel, lr32 set, rotex 150, home made MFT,home made work center, 6 t locs for other tools, of2000 , ro 90, mft 800, trion , ls 130
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of 1400, MFT 3,, even more t locs for other tools
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
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Nigel
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« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2010, 03:31 AM » |
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I'd try to clean it out manually first with screwdriver.As mentioned above it might be an idea to call a pro for a bit of info .Good luck.
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rxe
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« Reply #6 on: January 12, 2011, 03:12 PM » |
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Seeing as this thread was posted to in December.... I have a Rayburn 355, and have exactly the same problem - we burn wood, and after a while the tubes clog up. While the stuff looks very solid, it is in fact quite brittle and you need a steel "bog brush": http://www.thewakefieldbrush.com/008_product.htmlGet the 1" diameter wire brush and bash it through the deposits in the tube. Don't use the 2" - it gets stuck very firmly in the tube. Scrub all the way to the bottom of the tube, the crud exits in the fire pit, and needs to be cleared away. While you're at it, hoover out the top of the oven (take out the circular access hatch in the hot plate). You need to keep the tubes clear if you want hot water and no smoke when you open the fire place door. |
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Alan m
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« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2011, 08:41 PM » |
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hi .
thanks for the info.
this cooker is in my grandmothers house and wasnt cleaned in a long time so there is a lot of sutt build up. i have pocked at it with a steel bar and it is very solid. that is why i was asking about the sds drill.
i might try an old bit and brace to auger my way through it
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of 1400, MFT 3,, even more t locs for other tools
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty."
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