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Steam Radioator / Air vent sounds
Tolik
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Anyone care to guess why a radiator would be making a sort of puffing or gargling sound? What is that sound trying to tell me about my system?
@ around eight seconds i moved the phone closer
Thank you
@ around eight seconds i moved the phone closer
Thank you
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How far open is that varivent? Convectors don't like to be vented to quickly.
BobSmith G8-3 with EZ Gas @ 90,000 BTU, Single pipe steam
Vaporstat with a 12oz cut-out and 4oz cut-in
3PSI gauge0 -
Also, You've got good pitch on that convector but it could be telling you that the horizontal pipe under the floor that feeds it is not properly pitched back towards the Main. It might also be telling you that the pressure is set too high (or the pigtail is clogged and the Pressuretrol can't actually see the operating pressure). If the pressure is too high, that can prevent condensate from returning to the boiler. Is it just this one convector? If so check the piping pitch first.0
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