Axeman aa130 in DE

Post by **coaledsweat** » Wed. Jan. 06, 2021 7:44 pm

Get a new one from Axeman, none better.

ziggy87 · Post by **ziggy87** » Wed. Jan. 06, 2021 8:07 pm

I would get a list of things you need from Axeman and order from them. Those grate rollers can be turned down some if they are not too bad.

CDF_USAF · Post by **CDF_USAF** » Wed. Jan. 06, 2021 8:59 pm

I’m building a list. Hoping it doesn’t get to long

Post by **Lightning** » Wed. Jan. 06, 2021 9:54 pm

ziggy87 wrote: ↑
Wed. Jan. 06, 2021 8:07 pm
I would get a list of things you need from Axeman and order from them. Those grate rollers can be turned down some if they are not too bad.

As long as all 4 of them end up the same size.

CDF_USAF · Post by **CDF_USAF** » Sun. Jan. 17, 2021 7:19 pm

Not a lot to report, mostly been cleaning it up. Good news is that the auger is not worn on the roller area, i scraped about 1/8 of nasty hard crud of the auger. There is some gouging on the lower end and some bad pitting but is what it is.

The boiler itself is been getting cleaned as well, a steam cleaner would have made this much easier

Holdencoal · Post by **Holdencoal** » Sun. Jan. 17, 2021 7:24 pm

No pictures?

CDF_USAF · Post by **CDF_USAF** » Sun. Jan. 17, 2021 7:41 pm

I’m still an amateur. No didn’t have my phone with me when I was working tonight, I’ll get some up

Post by **StokerDon** » Sun. Jan. 17, 2021 8:21 pm

CDF_USAF wrote: ↑
Sun. Jan. 17, 2021 7:19 pm
i scraped about 1/8 of nasty hard crud of the auger.

Yup, it's nasty stuff. I scrape it off with a razor blade, then hit it with carb cleaner. It's messy but it does get it clean.

-Don

Den034071 · Post by **Den034071** » Wed. Jan. 20, 2021 1:17 pm

My advice call Axeman buy a factory part .jack

CDF_USAF · Post by **CDF_USAF** » Mon. Jul. 05, 2021 7:42 pm

We dug out the axeman this weekend and did some cleaning and painting. This is Turing into a clean and get in service more than a restore. Life alterations and future plans have hindered this. So the full on restore will be a ways down the road. The dhw area is badly pittted so it’s going to get a heavy dose of locktite gasket with the new seal until we can get It welded.

So for now we are cleaning and painting as we go. And FYI, mineral spirits are the more effective methods of the options for removing this crud.

CDF_USAF · Post by **CDF_USAF** » Mon. Jul. 05, 2021 8:59 pm

Some of the progress made

CDF_USAF · Post by **CDF_USAF** » Tue. Jul. 06, 2021 7:10 pm

Pressure test is in progress, so far it’s good. A minor drip from the old fill valve on the bottom, so new one of those. But no leaks from the coil area at house pressure for the past 3 hours.

Post by **coaledsweat** » Tue. Jul. 06, 2021 7:27 pm

What pressure are you at for the test?

CDF_USAF · Post by **CDF_USAF** » Tue. Jul. 06, 2021 9:00 pm

Probably around 25-30. Need to replace the gauge on my next Lowe’s trip. But my well is set at 30-50, figuring for some line loss.

CDF_USAF · Post by **CDF_USAF** » Thu. Mar. 17, 2022 6:08 pm

So I’m wiring up the boiler. Theoretically, once it’s wired, it should turn on when power is applied correct?

Axeman aa130 in DE

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