old apartment steam pipe sprouting water

felivis

I live a rental apartment building built in 1920. The heat just came up this morning and my girls' room has a steam pipe that we covered with rope. I noticed that up near the ceiling, there is water and I climbed up and there is water coming out of a round valve. Any ideas on how to close this valve? I tried turning it but it just seems to point the water in another direction. I have left a message for the landlord but would like some other ideas.



thanks.

jpf321

we need a picture

we need a picture .. a round valve that points water in different directions is not very helpful. in lieu of a picture, can you read any markings or words on the thing? my guess is that it's an air-vent on a riser .. but I can't be sure ..

Jamie Hall

It does sound

remarkably like an air vent on top of a riser, doesn't it?!  And if so, it's broke...  Which isn't that uncommon.