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Whistling steam boiler

Chrisplumbs
Chrisplumbs Member Posts: 10
in Strictly Steam
I have e really old steam boiler(name tag fell off)..when it's starting up cold in the morning it whistles and not really sure why...it's eventually going to get replaced but for the mean time im curious why it is producing this sound....any ideas?

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  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    whistling boiler

    it could be the main air vent on the return allowing air to escape from the main pipes. my old american standard would whistle as the gas started into the tubes.

    make sure that when it is replaced, the installer measures the heat capacity of all the radiators, and not just the heat loss of the building!

    if your main vent is whistling, it is too small.--nbc
  • Brad White
    Brad White Member Posts: 2,399
    Or...

    it just may not know the words. :)
    "If you do not know the answer, say, "I do not know the answer", and you will be correct!"



    -Ernie White, my Dad
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    good one brad

    as always the right words for any occasion-bravo!.--nbc
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