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Whats the best main vent model?

acl10
acl10 Member Posts: 349
in Strictly Steam
Whats the best main vent model?

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  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,495
    vents

    Main vents are made buy a few people and they tend to be similar in operation, most think highly of Gorton and Hoffman for large venting needs. The Ventrite 35 is good if you need a small vent and its about the same as a Hoffman 4A.You select a main vent my determining how much volume your near boiler piping and the main have and then determining how many of what type you need.



    If you have a long large steam main you might need several large vents. If it's a short main a single Hoffman 4A might be enough. You want to vent the main as fast as you can in most cases.



    Bob
    Smith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
    Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
    3PSI gauge
  • brian_44
    brian_44 Member Posts: 59
    edited December 2010
    IMO

    I've tried both the Hoffman main vent and Gorton. I like the Gorton hands down.
  • Charlie from wmass
    Charlie from wmass Member Posts: 4,357
    I like the gortons for large venting

    and I like the Vent rite for the smaller venting. Hoffman is not that popular in my area so it is a regional thing, just like vent rite is hard to find around NYC.
    Cost is what you spend , value is what you get.

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