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Wind chills below zero and temps in single digits a problem

Steve Garson_2
Steve Garson_2 Member Posts: 712
in THE MAIN WALL
Also: reduce the venting in the room with the thermostat, if one thermostat controls the whole building.
Steve from Denver, CO

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  • R. Michaeloff
    R. Michaeloff Member Posts: 2
    Below zero wind chills and single digit temps causing problems

    The one-pipe steam radiators, furthermost from the boiler, in each of the two lower apartments of a 4-Plex are not heating more than a third of their columns and with high wind chills and low temps I have some unhappy residents. The radiators in question are 22" high and 18 columns across. The remainder of the radiators in these two lower apartments are heating all columns. Suggestions welcome.
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,663
    unhappy residents

    is no fun at all! Check the vents on the radiators that aren't heating all the way across would be my first thought.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • J.C.A._3
    J.C.A._3 Member Posts: 2,980
    Insulate...

    Insulate, insulate, insulate. The house....the pipes and the space the pipes run in. Nothing makes steam collapse faster than cold, and the long runs aren't being satisfied while the close ones are and I'd bet...satisfying the thermostat.

    Another option is steam TRV's for each radiator. Pricey and trying to train tenants on the use and function sometimes becomes a chore. Best of luck, but get the pipes as insulated as you can. Chris
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