old house, old radiators

MIKE D._2

OK, I'M GONNA MAKE THIS SHORT & SWEET. FIRST, I LIVE IN AN OLD HOUSE (BOUT 100 YRS. OLD-- I THINK). THE CONVERTED GAS FURNACE WE HAVE IS NOT VERY EFFICIENT. HOW DO I ADJUST THE RADIATORS SO THAT WE GET AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF HEAT ON BOTH FLOORS OF OUR HOUSE? ALSO, WHEN I TURN THE HEAT UP AND OPEN THE RADIATOR VALVES, THE RADIATORS MAKE A VERY WEIRD "CLANKING" NOISE. IT STARTS OUT QUIET AND THEN GETS PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. IT GETS SO LOUD THAT MY FLOOR STARTS TO SHAKE! KINDA SCARY! IT STOPS SHORTLY AFTER I SHUT THE VALVE ON THAT RADIATOR. THE RADIATORS HAVE THE WORDS:" CAMEO WELL-M.-LAIN CO." ON THEM. I HOPE THAT HELPS SOME.:) THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MIKE D.

J.C.A._3

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Sounds like you're looking for a steam heating guy in your area. Chris

Ken_40

J.C.A.'s right

Steam is not hard to work on, nor expensive to fix - if, you get the right guy.

Remember however, no valve should be "tempered." Either it's open all the way - or closed tight!

Among other things, the diameter of the orifice on the vent is what impacts the speed (and therefore amount of heat) the rads fill with steam - since the vent just lets out the air.

The boiler must run at under 2 psi: Always! If a vaopr system (of which about 10% are), it must not even run a 1 psi - or it will malfunction big-time.

Find a pro by using that zip code search parameter (top left of this page) and cut to the chase.

Let us know how you make out.

Steamhead (in transit)

JCA and Ken are both right

and I'll add, if you're in the Baltimore area, contact me.

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