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Cast iron radiator vents

Dave_4
Dave_4 Member Posts: 1,404
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Did somebody say dooby?. Hi Brad, How's it hanging? :) Down mostly I hope. Darn it, now I can't get that song out of my head...
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  • Walt_6
    Walt_6 Member Posts: 5
    Cast iron radiator vents

    Hey Living "Dead Men"

    Having never worked on steam systems before, we have run across these steam radiators that have the vents on the side. We have been reworking them so in the near future we can convert them to water heat, so we have been removing the plugs and bushings to chase the threads and install new plugs. Makes things easier on down the road with no surprises. At any rate, the little silver vents have a small bent capillary tube that in some radiators is pointed up, in some pointed down and in one, pointed horizontally. So which way do they go? Does the position regulate the rate at which a radiator heats up? Any help would be mainly for educational purposes as we hope to have the water running in the system by the end of the month, and they will go away then, but it would be good to know for the future. Thanks and have a blessed day.
    Walt
  • Brad White
    Brad White Member Posts: 2,399
    Down dooby-doo Down Down

    The tube or tongue you are referring to is designed to drain any condensate which occurs inside the vent body and conduct it back into the radiator, therefore it has to aim downward.

    Now, if you just installed a vaporstat, that may get it excited enough to point up. Works for me :)
    "If you do not know the answer, say, "I do not know the answer", and you will be correct!"



    -Ernie White, my Dad
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