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Visual illustration of paying oil company to vent your mains

vvzz2
vvzz2 Member Posts: 17
in Strictly Steam
My Gorton no2s(and some no1s) are here. But before I put them on, I wanted to collect some data. And what better tool to se inside the pipes than a thermal camera. Here’s a short video I took - you can almost feel that steam struggling hard to push all that air via the radiator vents
https://youtu.be/taRBoh5Ql-U
STEVEusaPA

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  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 3,197
    While your at it........ insulate your mains

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  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,577
    Excellent and informative video, which should be seen by anyone with bad main vents!—NBC
  • vvzz2
    vvzz2 Member Posts: 17
    And here’s one trunk main after adding 3 gorton #2s. Huge difference in my opinion. And I haven’t installed the vaporstat or lowered the pressure yet.
    https://youtu.be/n5By2ALWsbc

    I will continue reporting as I take further steps. I hope this information is useful
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,780
    Impressive! Did you time how long it took for the main to heat to the end, before and after?
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  • vvzz2
    vvzz2 Member Posts: 17
    Not for that main. I was too eager to install the vents. I have 4 more mains to go, so I’ll time them.

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