Counterflow problems

Alan(CaliforniaRadiant)Forbes

By counterflow, do you mean 1-pipe steam, that is steam and condensate in the same pipe?

What kind of problems are you having?

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FRANK_24

COUNTER FLOW PROBLEMS

We came across a small house w/two 2" counterflow steam mains going to opposite ends of the building. Should I twin up the mains and treat it as one single? Or what?

Al Letellier_9

counterflow

If it's a true counterflow system and its working, don't mess with it. Otherwise you'll inherit it forever. More specifics on the reason for your being there will help us help you better.

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FRANK_24

We are replacing an existing 2 y.o. boiler that was unattended and dry fired. The system is true counter-flow. Steam and return thru the same pipe. The existing boiler was piped as if there were (was) a return. Also, there is a steam rad above the water level of the boiler in the basement where the boiler is located. The rad has a separate return and piped as a wet return into a hartford loop. That rad is the last connection on one of the two mains of which both are counter-flow. [Go back to my origional question]

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Frank , do you have any pics ?

Last year we replaced a boiler with 2 counterflow mains . We piped each main separately to the boiler , with separate returns . We dropped down into each main from the boiler header . Found some pics of the job . Hard to see some of the main pipes though .