Welcome! Here are the website rules, as well as some tips for using this forum.
Need to contact us? Visit https://heatinghelp.com/contact-us/.
Click here to Find a Contractor in your area.
ms

florie
Member Posts: 1
Problem: minimal heat on small, steam radiator near end of line with a Dole varivent.
Lots of good heat with a Gorton #4 but when morning heat comes on it leaks water from the valve.
I have checked the radiator angle
intake pipe is 3/4 diameter
handle to radiator is in a horizontal position unlike any other radiator in the house.....could this be a problem?
Lots of good heat with a Gorton #4 but when morning heat comes on it leaks water from the valve.
I have checked the radiator angle
intake pipe is 3/4 diameter
handle to radiator is in a horizontal position unlike any other radiator in the house.....could this be a problem?
0
Comments
-
If it leaks
water from the valve, make sure that the valve is fully open, for starters. Where on the valve does it leak? Around the stem or around the bonnet threads? A valve shouldn't leak no matter what vent is on the radiator...Br. Jamie, osb
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England0
Categories
- 121.3K All Categories
- 84K THE MAIN WALL
- 2.9K A-C, Heat Pumps & Refrigeration
- 53 Biomass
- 417 Carbon Monoxide Awareness
- 40 Chimneys & Flues
- 1.7K Domestic Hot Water
- 4.8K Gas Heating
- 119 Geothermal
- 155 Indoor-Air Quality
- 3K Oil Heating
- 56 Pipe Deterioration
- 772 Plumbing
- 5.4K Radiant Heating
- 362 Solar
- 14K Strictly Steam
- 3K Thermostats and Controls
- 51 Water Quality
- 38 Industry Classes
- 73 Job Opportunities
- 19 Recall Announcements