Dead Men Tales: Old Radiator Tips

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Old Radiator Tips

In this episode, Dan Holohan shares some tips about old radiators that he’s picked up over the years from the Dead Men.

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reggi

Speaking of high pressure I came across this the other day and found it interesting and perhaps relevant? if not feel free to remove.. Now I'm not sure if they're implying they used the 5oz low pressure back in 1877 as the article is Circa 1910

DanHolohan

Love it! Thanks for sharing this one. Great insight into Birdsill Holly's district steam system.

reggi

Thanks! Wouldn't of even known about Birdsill Holly if you didn't mention him... ( and Googley)
A Great Deadman 

gerry gill

That tip about the water systems without compression tanks anywhere could be useful today on an emergency call where the expansion tank is leaking/spraying. One could shut it down, drain 10 gallons or so out of the system, open the third floor radiators vents and like a finger letting off a straw, allow the water to drain, close the air vents and trap the air and get the people back up heat wise, until one's able to return with a new tank. When you shared that, I thought , man, that knowledge could come in really handy on those night emergencies.

JUGHNE

I have a large 2 story house that is now used as an office on the first floor only.

It was a gravity hot water system which now has a mod con boiler with exp tank.

I do not bleed all the air out of the 2nd floor rads other than the bathroom.
This keeps from heating the bedrooms other than what passes across the bottom the the CI rads.
Some of the valves have a small port to maintain some water flow. Some do not and would heat fully.

So most of the 2nd floor rads have an "air head" on the top.

DanHolohan

Thanks for listening, and for taking the time to share.