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Circular radiator

miwyant
miwyant Member Posts: 1
in THE MAIN WALL
Customer has a circular radiator, only getting hot 1/4 of the way around. There are 1/4" copper tubing jumpers between section in two spots. Boiler pressure is about 4-5 psi .
Tried pulling guts out of supply valve, removed cap from steam trap - with steam flowing in I get nothing coming into trap after several minutes.
Anyone seen these or had issues like this
Thanks for any help
Mike

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  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,550
    Well, how about some info about the steam system?
    You say it has a trap which indicates it’s a two pipe system. Can you post some pics of the boiler and near piping, system vents and traps?
    4-5 psi is way too high, it should be no more than 2 psi, maybe even less depending upon the type of system.
    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,384
    @miwyant , how about some pics?
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