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Water coming out of main vent

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KevinLysander
KevinLysander Member Posts: 1
in Strictly Steam
Do you think it is possible to settle the water down and stop it from pouring out of the vent @ the end of the main with out fixing the near piping  

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  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
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    Steam

    I'd fix the piping anyway, or else the boiler will be spitting water in a few years.
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,478
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    More information please

    While your figuring out how to repipe that near boiler piping tell us a little bit about it



    - what pressure is the system is operating at

    - is the water level in the sight glass bouncing around a lot

    - is the water in the boiler clean and is it free of oil

    - what make and model boiler

    - what is the system EDR and is it matched to the boiler EDR

    - is it a single pipe steam system or a two pipe steam system

    - how long are the steam mains and what kind of vents are on them



    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
  • Rod
    Rod Posts: 2,067
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    Improper Header Configuration

    Hi- I agree with Joe. You really need to get the near piping redone. The forces from the thermal expansion of that header pipe has got to be putting lot of strain on the boiler sections which will shorten the life of the boiler.    Also with the opposed boiler risers, the header pipe can't do a proper job of drying the steam so you're losing a lot of efficiency.

    - Rod
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