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JPL941
JPL941 Member Posts: 51
edited August 2023 in Strictly Steam

Hello

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 18,203
    Check the pitch of the runout (pipe from main to radiator. It should slope back to the steam main. If not, water will collect in it and cause wet steam.
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  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,539
    The work may have changed the elevation of the pipes slightly. You could try gently levering the whole thing up 1/2" or so (might need 2 people) and see if that makes a difference, make sure the radiator is still good after lifting it.

    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
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,907
    Another option, maybe the trap has failed and it coincidentally timed with the boiler replacement.

    Just something else to think about.
    2014 Weil Mclain EG-40
    EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Boiler Control
    Boiler pictures updated 2/21/15
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
    Or an adjoining failed open trap may be letting steam in that return, and shutting the trap prematurely.—NBC
  • JPL941
    JPL941 Member Posts: 51
    edited August 2023
    Hello
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