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Automatic Flue/Vent Damper

rhw
rhw Member Posts: 49
in Thermostats and Controls
This unit no longer works automatically so I have set it to open all the time. I have a one pipe steam system. Will this cause any problems besides a slight increase in heat loss through the flue?

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,610
    No. Just lock the blessed thing open and leave it be. Better yet, assuming that this is oil, have it taken out and install a good barometric damper and have the draught properly adjusted.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England

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