T&P Relieve Valve

Tom_42

Thanks for your repsonses.

I have a conbraco brand steam relief valve on it now and it looks old. How do I know it's operating properly? Also, there is no drip line at all. Is that needed on a steam system?

The valve I have looks like the 13-200.

http://www.conbraco.com/products/safety/techtemplate_1.asp?pid=13-Series

Tom_42

T&P Relief Valve

I have one pipe steam with an old steel Weil Mclean boiler. Do I need a T&P Relief valve? If so, is there one specifically designed for steam boilers?

Tony Conner_2

It...

... should have (as in really REALLY needs to have) a properly sized safety valve set to lift at 15 PSIG steam pressure. If it's missing, call WM, and see if they can look back in their records for the correct capacity. And it has to be a steam safety. T&P's are for domestic hot water tanks.

ed wallace

t&p valve

yes you do with out the safety valve if the pressuretrol fails you have a bomb in the basement a safety valve for a steam boiler is rated for 15 lbs of pressure

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ScottMP

Ed

We don't want to confuse him. A T&P valve is temperature and preasure relief, which is for a hot water heater.

He needs a relif valve for steam that is rated for the size of the boiler. If he's not familiar with this he needs to get a proffesional. This can be a Real Safety issiue. Not something to fool around with by guessing.

Scott

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Weezbo

i belived it an honest mistake in nomenclature..

or a trick question.

ed wallace

relief valve

sorry scott i wrote the rely without benifit of caffine guess i shouldnt post before coffee

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ScottMP

Me Too

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Tom_42

Supply Store

Does anyone know of a good supply store online that I can buy a releif valve from?