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Steam Main Vent Sputters

Sizzlaw
Sizzlaw Member Posts: 11
in THE MAIN WALL
I don't see any pressure adjustment on the boiler. It's an old "Arcoliner" with a Beckett oil burner.
The vent is about 3 inches from the downturn of the main.
I didn't have the continuous sputter until this winter; it seemed to be ok all of last winter.

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  • Sizzlaw
    Sizzlaw Member Posts: 11
    Main Vent Sputters

    (I posted this yesterday but used the wrong words.)
    ONE-PIPE STEAM SYSTEM, OLD. 2-inch pipes. New main vent installed a year ago. Now continually sputters, doesn't close. Boiler pressure was 3.5 psi. Replace vent? Any special type? Vent is hard to get at. Please help. Thanks.
  • HitzKup_2
    HitzKup_2 Member Posts: 45
    Pressure

    First set the pressuretrol to 0.5 psi cut in and 1.5 cut out.
    Second is your vent located at the end of the main?
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