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gorton # D

pjnick
pjnick Member Posts: 18
in Strictly Steam
I have a one pipe steam system with to burnham boilers about 7 years old one for the first floor one for the second floor it used to be a 2 family . There is only one vent on each main both on the elbow right before the drop the tappings are only 1/8 I no there in the wrong place and the tappings are to small but I was told if I used gorton # d that it would be fine any thoughts Thanks

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  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,231
    This is what I had my neighbor do.
    He used my four heatimer varivalves as main vents, two per main.

    I'd try to mount them high enough and away from anything that could be damaged by water. Also, keep an eye on them from time to time as they are known to fail shut.
    Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,317
    How long are the steam mains, and what diameter?
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  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    edited February 2015
    When the spring has arrived, and you can shut down the boiler, make whatever modifications are necessary, and enlarge those vent opennings, and put at least one Gorton #2 in each. Adequate venting will shorten the time for steam to get to the radiators, and will shave several minutes off each burn time, ($$$$$$$$$)
    Keep the pressure low.--NBC

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