Monoflow fittings

Brad White_103

If you cap them you will impose uneccessary pressure drop on the system as a whole, disallowing the split effect of the bypassed flow.

Rather than x-percentage taking the bypass road -thus easing the main highway-, you are forcing all flow to take the highway with a higher in-series pressure drop.

My $0.02

Brad

Jeff Lawrence_26

Removing convectors

I am currently in the middle of a job where we are removing some convectors from the monoflow loop. Since this former outside wall will no longer be an outside wall, I won't need to use these points. The pipes are wrapped in asbestos and virtually inaccessible except by removing the floors or the finished ceiling of the basement, neither is a good choice. I am planning on either capping off the ells where they come out of the tees to blank it off or running a 'crossover pipe' connecting the tees. I feel the crossover is a better choice, especially if I insulate it.

Any opinions?

Thanks.

Unknown

Jeff,

Jeff, you are correct to install the crossover pipe to prevent the higher back pressure on the system, however, u'll need a vent on the crossover if it should become air bounded..

Jeff Lawrence_26

Vents won't happen

This will all be below the finished floor and above the finished ceiling.

At least that's what I see.

Thanks.

Ron Schroeder

If you can't

install vents as a way to rid air from the crossovers I hope you are at least pumping away.