Rust is the result of oxidation that occurs when metal oxygen and water mix.
Oil burner exhaust on metal roofs rusting.
He had a soot up so they cleaned it and gave the burner more air lower co2 i was called in and noticed they could never get higher then 10 co2 without smoke.
Working on our 133 year old house i found the furnace exhaust pipe rusted out.
My chimney company say it s sulphur deposits.
The great danger of rust to metal is that it eats away at the metal and eventually causes it to crumble and flake away.
If cracks occur in a heat exchanger because of the weakening.
After multi visits with riello and other consultants we changed the burner to a beckett af2 and my combustion parammeters were perfect.
To remove powder and soluble rinse it with water properly.
Furnace exhaust repair rusted pipe don.
The instant i capped my furnace flue rust like deposits began to condense on the cap drip to the chimney crown and then down to stain my metal roof.
You don t want this to occur to your furnace especially along the heat exchangers.
Remove the flakes of the rust and paint using a wire brush.
Light rust does not get removed by simple wiping since it is firmly bonded to the metal surface.
Talking about how i fixed it.
It was serviced previously by his oil co.