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Main venting

TwoTones
TwoTones Member Posts: 52
in Strictly Steam
Have a small one pipe steam system, had the main vent changed a year ago.  Vent functions as I can hear it pushing air out of the main and closing when full of steam. I have been fine balancing the system and fixing small leaks.  System is functioning well, however I noticed the plumber put a cheapo maid o mist type main vent.  
   Should I bother changing to a Gorton #2 to possibly get better reliability and performance or should I leave the vent? Sometimes when it isn’t broken you shouldn’t fix it… 
Mad Dog_2

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  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,471
    Gorton are the Gold Standard, Hoffman are well made too..The rest?? Ehh.  Swap it out do u have the Height?  You could always make a mini battery of Gorton #1s...Much Shorter.   Mad Dog 🐕 
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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,326
    How long is the main, and what pipe size? What model Maid-o-Mist is there now?
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  • TwoTones
    TwoTones Member Posts: 52
    It’s a 2.5 inch insulated  main that runs 32 feet and I have a picture of the box 

  • TwoTones
    TwoTones Member Posts: 52
    Vent is at the end of main.   Plenty of clearance for something tall 
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,326
    Yeah, that one's too small. Put on a Gorton #2, with a 3/4"x1/2" bushing so it will fit the 3/4" hole where the M-o-M is now.
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  • gfrbrookline
    gfrbrookline Member Posts: 753
    Stick with Gorton's over no name vents, you will be much better off in the long term.
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 6,436
    that's not a Maid O Mist

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  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,290
    Who knows who makes it. A search leads you to "World & Main, LLC

    @TwoTones

    If this main is heating fast I wouldn't change it but when it needs changing use a Gorton
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  • TwoTones
    TwoTones Member Posts: 52
    I might stick with vent until it dies and replace with Gorton 1 because I have heat arriving at every radiator/convector on two floors at almost the exact same time.
         I know venting the main as fast as possible is always recommended, but if I add a Gorton 2 with a bushing, is there a chance I throw the system off balance?  When I bought the house it had a Hoffman main vent which was stuck open.  Believe that vent is one of the slowest…
    Mad Dog_2
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,471
    Just return it...Why put something in with a minimal life?  A Gorton #2 will expel much more air meaning less fuel burned. Spitting vents can scald someone and do water damage!  ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️. Mad Dog 
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