Thermopride challanged -

[alotawatts]

I had a new Thermopride Oil furnace installed about two years ago. Fairly happy with it so far except...I cannot get the cleanout plugs removed from the heat exchanger..... I weigh about 170 and with all my weight ...they wont budge.
Whats the trick ?
thx

[beenthere]

Call the installing contractor.
Have him do a clean and tune.

[heaterman]

Call your installer. You don't want to snap anything, you'll be out of service untill they could get to you plus, a regular shop vac won't cut it.

[snupytcb]

thermopride to me makes a great oil furnace, but the cleanouts are another story. i have to stock the clean out covers and gaskets because they break almost every time.

[beenthere]

thermopride to me makes a great oil furnace, but the cleanouts are another story. i have to stock the clean out covers and gaskets because they break almost every time.

Don't torque them to 180 ft pounds.

[snupytcb]

Don't torque them to 180 ft pounds.

it's not me i worry about, it's the 285lb nucklehead that just cleaned it the other day and i get the call to go fix it. you know the guy i'm talking about. he's the one who will go through the work to get the covers off to shine a flaslight in the hx and say that's fine, it does't need vacuming.

[alotawatts]

Thanks all.....I was going recruit my neighbor.........Bubba !