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Time for us Steam Guys to step up again

Steamhead
Steamhead Member Posts: 17,323
in Strictly Steam
here's another guy who is pushing steam-to-hot water conversions. Anyone can comment- I have:

http://www.habitatmag.com/Publication-Content/Building-Operations/2014/2014-October/Energy-Detective-Baffling-Blockage#.VEBLsJkoMg-
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  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
    Enter, The Steam Heating Advocacy.
  • JohnNY
    JohnNY Member Posts: 3,287
    That whole article is shyte.
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  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,437
    Commented :)
  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,078
    left my opinion
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  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,796
    I just have one thing to say....you guys are awesome. Thank you!
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  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    The story of a rag, tee shirt, underpants, false teeth, toupee, lunch, and eyeglasses left in a pipe is surely some sort of urban legend.
    They must have run low on ideas for stories that issue.
    It's time to devise some sort of definitive test which will show how efficient steam is in comparison to hot water, especially when comparing two systems in proper maintenance.--NBC
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,796
    And don't forget to count the electric usage for the pumps and associated controls.
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  • RobG
    RobG Member Posts: 1,850
    Any pipefitter that is using a tee shirt to sweat a joint must have been the low bidder. I got my first Jet Swet over 25 years ago. Why didn't he just use a piece of bread. ;)
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,323
    You guys are the best- keep the comments coming!
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    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
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  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    That story/solution is bogus. NO water would have passed through the shirt.

    The story doesn't even past the smell test for me. The more I think about it, the smellier it gets.

    Even the bread story. Bread in the presence of the universal solvent (water) will break down into its molecular components over time.
  • ttekushan_3
    ttekushan_3 Member Posts: 960
    Done!
    I'll repeat here a statement an associate made to me today which really sums up the whole thing for me:

    "If my old equipment would just die to make room for the new green equipment, I could have a bigger carbon footprint just like everyone else."

    He's pretty sharp.

    Terry T

    steam; proportioned minitube; trapless; jet pump return; vac vent. New Yorker CGS30C

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,323
    Still no response from the OP.....................
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