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Steam heat - upstairs rads SCREAMING

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grye
grye Member Posts: 88
edited January 2022 in THE MAIN WALL
Hey guys. One pipe steam system. First floor is open concept front to back, upstairs has three bedrooms. 

Two of the three are screaming hot. Even with gorton #4s. 

I’m in the northeast so right now too much heat is better than no heat so I don’t want to mess with the main venting (which is probably the issue). 

Are there any slower vents than a gorton 4? Or anything I can do besides putting a blanket over them and wasting heat? 

I previously tried the varivents but even essentially closed they were too aggressive. 

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  • cross_skier
    cross_skier Member Posts: 201
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    Try bigger vents on radiators that are not screaming hot
  • Gsmith
    Gsmith Member Posts: 432
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    Ventrite #1 is an adjustable vent that can be throttled down to essentially off.
  • retiredguy
    retiredguy Member Posts: 906
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    On rooms that are too hot, you could install TRV's to control those rads.
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,062
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    Have you cleaned the pigtail and what is the pressure running at?
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 5,704
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    Putting a blanket on a too-hot radiator does not waste heat, quite the opposite.
    NJ Steam Homeowner. See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el

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