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I'm sure everybody does this a bit differently, but I usually like to start with my boilers about 3/4 full and add water whenever they get much below 1/2, certainly trying to never let them get down to 1/3 full.

But perhaps that's just me!?!?

I just don’t know what to do about this boiler. I built this entire plant spent so much time on it, and the boiler essentially doesn’t function right.   

I don’t know what the hell is wrong with it.