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TheRyanKing

Recently, the steam system at my house was cut out and replaced and cut out again due to severe water hammer. I am wondering how much it would cost for the piping to be redone. The boiler is a Slant Fin GXH steam boiler, and the radiators are all brand new. The house is about 20x60 and would need heating to the 2nd floor and first floor.

HVACNUT

We don't discuss pricing here, but if you click on "find a contractor in your area" at the top of the page, you will not only get the info you're looking for, you'll get the best steam guys there are.
And no, I'm not one of them.

BTW, you win the prize for cutest handle.

delta T

The source/s of the water hammer needs to be determined before continuing any further. The possible sources are many and varied as are the solutions.

Where are you located? even if you cannot find anyone in the 'find a contractor' section, we may be able to point you in the direction of someone who can help you.

There are many possible sources of water hammer, not all of which are readily apparent to people who are not steam heating experts.

Is this a one or two pipe system?

JUGHNE

Did you post back in April?
Has someone "fixed" your piping since then and you have removed it now?

KC_Jones

There were several recommendations and offers made for contractors on your last post, which one did you contact? Or did you not take those recommendations?

Zman

@TheRyanKing
There are 2 common traps people fall into when trying get problem like this resolved. I suspect You have fallen into both of them.

1. Even though you are not an expert in steam heating, you think you know what the problem is and how it needs to be fixed. In your other post you mentioned that you would fix it yourself if you had more time. This mindset is likely to be costly and is also likely to turn away the contractor that actually knows what is wrong with the system. No one likes to spend their time trying to find a nice way to tell a homeowner they are wrong. Knowledgeable steam guys have plenty of work with customers that respect what they do.

2. You seam to think that all contractors are equally qualified and that you just need to get a quote to get a 20x60 house repiped. Any good contractor will avoid people that think this way. Contractors are not a commodity that can quickly compared and evaluated based on how much they would charge to repipe X,Y and Z. Quality oriented contractors will quickly notice your mindset and avoid your job.

As was noted in your previous post, there probably was not that much wrong with your piping. Why don't you get someone that understands steam over to evaluate and fix your system?

HVACNUT

@Zman, well said.

newagedawn

taking the boiler out for water hammer, thats not even close to the real issue, sounds like a plumber installed it and is trying to save face, so sorry for your loss, i would recommend getting a real steamer over there ASAP to stop the pain and suffering

newagedawn

water hammer is usually caused by trapped water in your pipes, check to see if some pipes sagged over the years, you might find the hammer disappear