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Best Practices/Tips for Radiator Use in a Coop

Hi,
I'm on the coop board of a 6-floor building, and I'm looking to put together a guide/flyer for residents on radiator tips that will benefit our whole system.
I wanted to ask for suggestions of things people should do. For instance, I've heard that making sure radiators are not obstructed by furniture is important, and that it's best for the system overall for people to have their radiators valves open (or "on").
Are there others that anyone might suggest (or recommended links)?
Thank you-
I'm on the coop board of a 6-floor building, and I'm looking to put together a guide/flyer for residents on radiator tips that will benefit our whole system.
I wanted to ask for suggestions of things people should do. For instance, I've heard that making sure radiators are not obstructed by furniture is important, and that it's best for the system overall for people to have their radiators valves open (or "on").
Are there others that anyone might suggest (or recommended links)?
Thank you-
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Where is this building located?
This will better help us help you.
But first a major question: would I be correct in assuming that this is steam? If so, the major question for your tenants is -- one pipe or two pipe? What can be done to make things more comfortable differs.
One of the first things is to make sure that the radiators can radiate! No furniture in front of them! If they are in enclosures, the enclosure vents much not be obstructed. Things like drapes... anything of that sort.
If it is one pipe steam, then the valves from the pipe to the radiator must be open. Fully open. Anything else is likely to be noisy at the very least.
If some spaces are too warm and other cold, we'll get to that -- there it matters whether it is one pipe or two.
If you have water hammer or other unwanted noises, that's mostly in the boiler room and basement, but it can rarely be at the radiators -- we'll get to that, too.
One thing you can do in the boiler room -- check what pressure the system is cutting out at. It should not be more than 1.5 psi. If you don't know how to check, that's OK -- just send us a picture of the controls on the boiler and we'll step you through it.
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England.
Hoffman Equipped System (all original except boiler), Weil-Mclain 580, 2.75 gph Carlin, Vapourstat 0.5 -- 6.0 ounces per square inch
Yes, it is steam, and one-pipe radiators. Mostly people are too warm.
You'll likely be glad you did in the end. It's also often best to consult the guys here regarding any future work that may be done. It's best to stop mistakes before they are made.