Proper Pitch for Steam Main

ed wallace

you need to have the installer redo the near boiler piping to get the proper pitch on the steam main

Kevin_69

I recently had my steam boiler swapped out for a new one and I had a quick question regarding the pitching of the main. It is also a one pipe system. Does it matter if the main is pitched towards the boiler when it was pitched away from the boiler in the past? It has a dry return on the opposite end that also pitches back to the boiler. I had asked him before and he said that any water in the main would be pushed out when the system turns on.

I have been trying to quite some pretty severe steam hammer and I am wondering if this could be a problem.

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin_69

Was I correct in saying that the main needs to pitch away from the boiler and towards the return?

Thanks,
Kevin

ed wallace

proper pitch

yes you are correct

[Deleted User]

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