Gorton vs. maid o mist

mike jones

how many radiators in a home

shawn_11

looking for a comparison

One pipe steam radiator vents:

both the Gorton D and the Jacobus/Maid O' Mist D are advertised as having the "venting capacity of 27 air valves." However Gorton is twice as expensive.

Are they really comparable?

bob young

jacobus

i have used jacobus for over forty years and never had a problem. the price has always been right for frugal customers. interchangeable size orifaces can also be helpful when balancing systems. on mains GORTON is king. an oldtimer [ older than me !! ] once told me jacobus & gorton were once partners.

Mike Cascio

The difference between the Gorton's and the Maid O Mist is that the Gorton has it's insides made out of brass. The Maid O Mist's insides are made out of plastic.

Michael J. Cascio

mike jones

soot_seeker_2

You will find...

...that you get what you pay for.

I don't think this is the place to save money if you are only buying 10 or 20 valves.

And yes, the Gorton valves have a beautifully machined brass float in them and are soldered together. The Gorton's temperature sensor is made by Texas Instrument.

Maid-O'-Mist uses a plastic float and the case is crimped together.

They both share patents and are of similar design.

Long Beach Ed

gerry gill

i'm a Gorton man

buy lots of them..haven't had a bad one yet..

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Rodney Summers

C'mon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nolo contendre.......GORTON. MAD DOG

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Rodney Summers

This speaks volumes

Mad Dog

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Timco

What about Hoffman? I bought 3 #1A vents the other day and one had a pin hole defect in the bottom and blew steam & water. Was not sealed...they gave me some sight glass bushings for free for the inconvenience...

Tim

Tim_64

I learned

when I took apart a maid-o-mist... That particular vent only worked a few days in my system..

Anyway the float thing was cheap crumbly plastic...

Never again will I buy the Home Despot crap...

Gorton

kpc_45

it would be like

a Yugo to a Toyota.

nicholas bonham-carter

GORTon the silver screen

on 12 dec, there will be an appearance of GORT on the silver sceen with the release of the remake of "THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL"
do i remember radiators in the space ship in the original [1956?]
yet another reason to choose your vents wisely!--nbc

V8toilet

I've had the same Maid-O-Mist valves on my system for over two years now without any problems.

Charlie from wmass

It was a cold and stormy night and I was over the girlfriends house. No parts at hand and the heat was just turned on that day for the heating season. One vent after the other was not working either stuck open or closed. In a fit of anger I went to the big orange den of inequity and bought a dozen maid of mists just to get me through the weekend. Odd thing happened they all worked fine and are 2 years old and still doing fine. I would not buy them for a paying customer but they worked this time. If I had to put my name on the job I would go with Gorton or Hoffman.