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Hoffman #1 vent

Tinman
Tinman Member Posts: 2,808
in Strictly Steam
I’m like a kid in a candy store. I scored one today.
Steve Minnich
delta TErin Holohan Haskell

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,170
    I've got a bunch of them- #2 vents too.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
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    Tinman
  • Tinman
    Tinman Member Posts: 2,808
    This is my first so it’s a good day for me. It was still venting properly too.
    Steve Minnich
    ethicalpaul
  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,078
    And they make great Christmas ornaments also!
    gwgillplumbingandheating.com
    Serving Cleveland's eastern suburbs from Cleveland Heights down to Cuyahoga Falls.

    Tinman
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,756
    That vent needs polished.
    2014 Weil Mclain EG-40
    EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Boiler Control
    Boiler pictures updated 2/21/15
    Tinman
  • Tinman
    Tinman Member Posts: 2,808
    Oh it’s been cleaned up and spun into my favorite radiator.
    Steve Minnich
    ratio
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,756
    NICE!
    2014 Weil Mclain EG-40
    EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Boiler Control
    Boiler pictures updated 2/21/15
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,181
    That's a great looking combo!

    I do have a main vent "No 5, Hoffman Quick Vent Float Air Valve" same shape as yours but larger, about 6.5" tall, with 3/8" bottom connections. Pat date of Sept 1,1914.

    I upgraded to a 75 and took it off a 1922 coal burning system. I can barely blow thru it when upright.
    I looked in Dan's book to see how "Quick" it was compared to a G2 or B&J BM.....but it is not listed.
    I was always impressed by the durable chrome plating for something that would always be hidden in the basement.
  • mikeg2015
    mikeg2015 Member Posts: 1,194
    Have one left. Has another that was painted and the dip tube cut off so I tossed it. Didn’t seal anymore either.

    Other one works great. Nice super slow vent for the small entryway radiator I have it on.

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