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temperature of steam pipes?

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Depends on pressure. However for most home steam units a couple degrees above boiling (212 F) so about 215 F.

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  • dennis8
    dennis8 Member Posts: 15
    temperature of steam heat pipes

    Does anyone know the maximum temperature for steam heat pipes coming out of a steam boiler?
  • bob_46
    bob_46 Member Posts: 813
    Max

    If you are not superheating 705ºF @ 3200 PSIG.

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  • Brad White_191
    Brad White_191 Member Posts: 252
    Rod is right..

    Bob is also right, but then, Bob has an awful lot of "A" dimension to spare.

    I want to know where Bob lives so I can watch his house from a safe distance :)

    At least Bob does not go to superheat.
  • scrook_2
    scrook_2 Member Posts: 610


    about 215°F for a system @ 2 psi gauge near sea level.

    For higher steam pressures it will be more, e.g. a 10 psi system would be about 240°F, 30 psi about 274° etc. but for residential heating even 2 psi is a bit too much pressure!

    Note: at high altitudes, e.g. Denver, the steam temperatures will be a few degreees lower (perhaps 205° vs 215° for Denver) for the same gauge pressure reading, due to slightly lower absolute (atmospheric) pressure.
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