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1930 Single Pipe Steam System with new Crown boiler

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  • delcrossv
    delcrossv Member Posts: 1,684
    Just swap the cap and vent then. Should help.
    Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
  • Sue777
    Sue777 Member Posts: 21
    So steam leaves the boiler on the two main pipes with the vents?  Then condensation returns to boiler theoretically moving same direction as those pipes wrap around and return to the boiler? 

  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,374
    That's basically it -- in some ways steam is pretty simple.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    Sue777
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 11,314
    Probably not a bad idea for you to get "We've Got Steam Heat" or "The Lost Art of Steam Heating".
  • Sue777
    Sue777 Member Posts: 21
    Do you favor one over the other?
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,374
    Not a bad idea for a beginner to have both. We've got Steam Heat is more of a basic introduction to steam heat and some of the simpler homeowner very mild DIY things. Lost Art of Steam Heating is a really detailed discussion of all types of residential and small commercial steam heat systems. With it you could -- with patience -- really come to understand how the system really works.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    mattmia2

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