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Steam Radioator / Air vent sounds

Tolik
Tolik Member Posts: 85
edited January 2016 in Strictly Steam
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

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  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    How far open is that varivent? Convectors don't like to be vented to quickly.

    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
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    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.

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