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Best vent?

Irv
Irv Member Posts: 95
in Strictly Steam
I would like to put an adjustable vent for my one pipe steam on one of the rads.

What do you fellas think about the hoff 1a?

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  • Dave in QCA
    Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
    has my vote

    For an adjustible vent, I have found them to be very reliable. 
    Dave in Quad Cities, America
    Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
    System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
    Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
    http://grandviewdavenport.com
  • crash2009
    crash2009 Member Posts: 1,484
    Hoffman 1A

    Hoffman 1A can be adjusted from .026 to .225 cfm @ 2oz.  So that means it will work on a wide range of radiators.  I think I heard only one complaint from a light sleeper.  It has a clink/plink that woke him up all the time. 

    Vent Rite #1 vents at a similar rate.  Is quieter for a bedroom.

    Pricewise: Hoffman beats Ventrite by about 15 bucks.
  • Charlie from wmass
    Charlie from wmass Member Posts: 4,391
    I prefer vent rite

    actually slightly slower on high vent but they are easy to adjust and consistent. Price in my area is opposite as Hoffman are less common here.
    Cost is what you spend , value is what you get.

    cell # 413-841-6726
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/charles-garrity-plumbing-and-heating
  • Al Letellier_21
    Al Letellier_21 Member Posts: 402
    best steam vent

    have tried them all over the years and I now always use and recommend the Heattimer Vari-Vent.....excellent, long lasting and one of the fastest vents I've used. Find them very well priced at www.steamdepot.com
  • Irv
    Irv Member Posts: 95
    where tobuy

    Where would I buy vent-rite valves?

    I'm on Long Island.

    Thanks,
  • crash2009
    crash2009 Member Posts: 1,484
    They sure are hard to find.

    Maybe Charlie has a better source.

    http://heating-and-cooling.hardwarestore.com/97-581-air-valves/air-valve-167254.aspx
  • Charlie from wmass
    Charlie from wmass Member Posts: 4,391
    I buy from my wholesalers

    That is the price I sell them for. They do not seem to be popular in your region. It is an issue with manufacturer representatives and market share I am sure after many phone calls when I was in White Plains.
    Cost is what you spend , value is what you get.

    cell # 413-841-6726
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/charles-garrity-plumbing-and-heating
  • crash2009
    crash2009 Member Posts: 1,484
    I never had to buy any

    I found a few in a scrap pail when I took over this place.  They were obviously pretty old, a bit banged up, numbers wore off, threads a little bare.  I tried one in my troublemaker convector 7 EDR.  And also in my cold room, last riser on the main, on the second floor.  Ventrite tamed both of them. So I'm sold.  I did a bit more geographical digging for you here are 2 more suppliers.

    http://www.watertownsupply.com:88/Products/HeatSteam.html

    http://www.sweeneyrogers.com/id2.html

    The manufacturer of Vent-Rite #1 is Barnes & Jones, Newtonville, Mass.
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