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Waxman

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my floor heat boiler isn't firing. 3 year old raypak. tech is here but lost.

says it's getting gas~production boiler working fine.

says it's 'losing 24v somewhere.'


tried a new module; wasn't it!

ideas?

thanks.
 

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I lost a transformer this year on one of my raypak boilers and replaced it with a spare transformer that I keep on hand for the Vacs. Just a small doorbell type of transformer.
 

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It's fixed.

The tech jumped 24 volts from the hi limit switch to the module and it started. He took off the jumper wire and it died. He re-started it and it's been fine since.

The theory now is water/ice in the regulator caused both boilers to shut down. Once I started to thaw the regulator, one kicked on but not the other, due to the fact that there was still inadequate gas flow with a still partially (?) frozen regulator. I guess if that pressure switch is just a little off, the pressure will not allow the switch to activate the igniter.

Who knows. I'm just a guy waxin a few cars.:D
 
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