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1 pipe steam system to radiant floor
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I want to use a flat plate heat exchange on a 1 pipe steam system and use it to heat a small radiant system. I would feed the steam in the bottom of the exchange and put a standard radiator steam vent at the top of the exchange. I am worried that the small tubing in the exchange may cause a lot of noise with the condensation running back through the steam. Also I am concerned that there are other problems I have not considered.
Any feed back would be appreciated
Tom
Any feed back would be appreciated
Tom
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Why?
You do not need to make steam to make the low temp water used for radiant heating. A good steam pro can hook up the boiler to heat the radiant zone to run off your existing boiler but not that way.Cost is what you spend , value is what you get.
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Charlie
Thanks for the reply
The building is a 12 story , 12 unit apartment building in San Francisco with a central 1 pipe steam system that serves the entire building. The client wants to remove 3 or 4 one pipe steam radiators and replace them with a radiant heat floor panel system for about 1500 sq feet. of his 4000 sq ft apartment. They want to do it for architectural design reasons. It's a big high end remodel.
I think the flat plate heat exchanges would work fine if it was a 2 pipe system but I am not sure about a one pipe steam system. The manufactures of the flat plate heat exchanges are not sure either. I do not have the luxury of running a dedicated line from the boiler room which is 8 stories down though other units. If I can replace one the the radiators with a flat plate heat exchanger and then build a small radiant system using that flat plate as my heat source I think I would be in good shape not to mention a genius. I have installed many radiant heating systems an often use a Taco tempering valve to dial in my floors that run at different temperatures .
Although these flat plate exchanger are made to work with a 2 pipe system I am just not sure it would work with a 1 pipe system. I am trying to avoid buying a exchanger and finding out later it does not work. Hence my question.
Tom0
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