Equipment Problems: Enerjet Boiler
What began as a minor inconvenience of having to re-light pilot lights and flush the heating system has TURNED into “well, how much could a new boiler be” scenario. The previous owner of the building said that the boilers were new, although the Enerjet, as a company looks to have all but disappeared. Finding support online seems to be impossible and Mr Rooter has already been out twice to try to repair the low water shutoff valve and light on one of the boilers.
Passively, I’ve started preparing for the worst — a new boiler installation.
From what I’ve been reading about government assistance and the energy ratings of newer brand name boilers, this might turn out to be a good thing. Not only would I be able to lower the gas bills, but NY State and the Federal Gov’t might also kick in a few hundred dollars.
http://www.energytaxincentives.org/tiap-home-heat-cool-equip.html
Thing is, as Gary pointed out…the boiler is only part of the system. There are about 5 other major components that we’d also need to get. Both he and Adrian confirmed it would’nt be worth it cost wise, since for the most part, these are fine.
The gurgling in the pipes is more likely because of the low water quality comign from the city pipes – nothig could fix that.
The low water light hasn’t come on since Gary came out, but I’m keeping an eye on it. What you *might* want to look into is the Mr Rooter preferred program thing…..if you got the pipes rerouted in the tub it might be a smart move. I don’t know how much that costs though?
Hi do you know how to get the enerjet boiler started,, is there a manual available.
I AM LOOKING FOR A MANUAL ALSO FOR A ENERJET BOILER. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO RELIGHT IT.
Hello Shawn – in this case it’s best to hire a qualified professional to come in, give the boiler a once over (to determine why it went out) and then relight it — ideally they will show you what they did to relight the boiler.
I have an ENERJET 150,000 BTU hot water nat gas boiler. I has a leak and i am told it must be replace. This unit is only 5 years old and i cannot find any company rep to question warranty. Can you help?
Subject: Enerjet Coporation and Model …
Model Number: ET-32
Description: Hot water/Steam Boiler Category 1
A.G.A Input 75000 BTU/HR
D.O.E. Heating Capacity 61000 BTU/HR
Serial Number: 45091
Greetings All…
I have an Enerjet ET-32 Natural Gas Boiler/Heater Unit.
On November 23rd 2008 PM I had an issue where
my wife reported that there was no heat after adjusting
the thermostat from 68 degrees to 70 degrees (1/2
hour ago) and notice that there was no heat in the
house.
So I as the super hero to save the day went to the
boiler to diagnose the situation. What I did was
immediately without monitoring the PSI gauge
making sure it didn’t exceed the threshold of 30 degrees (max. working PSI) I flipped up the check
vavle lever which is rated 12 – 15 psi to allow water
into the system thinking the water was low in the
boiler/heater system.
As a consequence the pressure release valve once
the water I was filling into the system crossed the threshold (30psi) kicked in and spewed water all over
the basement floor.
Well, while water gushed onto the floor the heater turned on at the same time and seemed to be running
as normal, however with the heater running (flames lit on burners) and water gushing out of the pressure release vavle I thought it would be best to shut off the
heater/boiler and troubleshoot the problem using the
one page documentation that I have.
Since there is no manual and/or troubleshooting
information I began to embark on troubleshooting the
issue myself.
I then started to purge water from a relase cut-off valve
located on the heater unit (lower left side corner) when
I tried to turn off the water flow I still had water dripping
out of the cut-off valve located on the boiler/heater.
After an hour of trying to resolve the dripping at this
point with a leaky cut-off vavle I decided to call a
local well known Plumbing/Heating company to
come out and assist so I placed an emergency
house call.
The next day November 25, 2008 AM when the tech arrived to check on my Enerjet Boiler/Heater Model:
ET-32 I explained exactly what happened.
The HVAC Technician informed me that I would be
looking at first a $357 fee to replace the broken
cut-off valve that was leaking and had a broken cut-off
nob.
Also a $99 service fee just for coming out to check my
unit.
I replied by saying that I can replace the cut-off valve
myself and feel confident with replacing it and that
$357 is an awful lot of money just to replace a cut-off
valve. I asked what else needed to be done and so
he informed me that I may have a cracked heat
exchange and this would mean a new boiler/heater.
The HVAC Technician replied saying that I would need
to first replace the broken valve to resolve the leaking
broken valve and then fill the system watching and
making sure that the boiler/heater system fills up with
a presure equal to but no greater than 15 psi. per
automatic inline cut-off check valve.
Then bleed the system one zone at a given time of air
in the line (I emptied all the water the night prior trying
to resolve the leaky cut-off purge valve) this is why the
system needed bleeding.
The tech showed me how to bleed the system each
zone at a time (can’t do both at the same time). There
is a lever attached on each zone automatic cut-off valve
that needs to be lifted up then you turn on all water
supply cut-off valves to run water through the system.
To increase the water pressure going through the
system you need to lift up the lever on the check valve
to speed up this process while monitoring the psi of
the overall system.
After purging the system of air return the lever of the
check valve back to it’s normal (off) position remember
each zone when purging of air can only be done one at
a time.
Next turn off the purge cut-off valve located on the
boiler/heater unit lower left corner. Remove the
garden hose.
Next make sure all water supply cut-off valves are on
and fully open.
Next follow the operating directions of the boiler/heater
unit. Basically this involves first turning on the gas
via. the controll knob (push and turn) then turn on the
power via. the power switch.
My unit is equipped with a self ignite intermittent pilot
system so I don’t have to light the pilot.
The last thing is to set the tempture via. thermostat per
zone.
After I followed the steps above I confirmed that there
were no leaks both (Natural Gas aswell as water), also
there was no issue with the heat exchange which the tech thought that it might have gotten cracked when
during the time the water was released from the
pressue release valve.
So we now have heat as the heater unit is operating
with no problems, and I saved $300 – $1000 I was
lucky and greatful that the HVAC tech provided me with
the instructions to remedy the issue.
I know that I will need to save up to replace at some
point in time the boiler/heater but for now I’m good.
Does anyone know if there is a website which
educates consumers about the good, better, best
understandings of heaters i.e. gas vs. oil?
Also is it confirmed that Enerjet Corporation is no
longer in existence and gone for good?
Please advise, thanks…
Hope that my story provided above will help someone.
I’m out peace Dewayne ….
To bleed the system of air per the HVAC tech I needed
to connect a regular garden hose to the cut-off valve
that was replaced and located on the boiler/heater unit
lower left corner.