How often do you top off your boiler?

Just got back from five days away, having not topped off 20-year-old boiler in 4-story brownstone for about two weeks, and low-water shutoff had kicked in. No biggie–house was 64 degrees. Plan to check once a week or so.

Does anybody (maybe Master Plumber, whose firm just checked out my system and put new shutoff in place) think it’s weird that a steam system would go through that much water in two weeks? Thanks for any thoughts.

By Rehab | 12/30/2007 9:44 PM