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New low pressure gauge reading zero

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  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,151
    EBEBRATT-Ed said:
    The weight of the water in the pigtail has no effect on the gauge reading if the gauge is above the boiler tapping
    It certainly did on mine.
    So much I stopped using one on the actual gauge I use.  In fact if it kept skewing a 3 psi gauge I imagine it would destroy a 2" magnehelic.

    Or at least make it totally useless.
    Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment
  • reggi
    reggi Member Posts: 523
    edited March 1

    ChrisJ said:
    EBEBRATT-Ed said:
    The weight of the water in the pigtail has no effect on the gauge reading if the gauge is above the boiler tapping
    It certainly did on mine.
    So much I stopped using one on the actual gauge I use.  In fact if it kept skewing a 3 psi gauge I imagine it would destroy a 2" magnehelic.

    Or at least make it totally useless.
    Lol 😅 .. you're the first person I thought of when I read this post... It's like you have RADAR when this comes up, 😉
    One way to get familiar something you know nothing about is to ask a really smart person a really stupid question
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,151
    reggi said:
    ChrisJ said:
    EBEBRATT-Ed said:
    The weight of the water in the pigtail has no effect on the gauge reading if the gauge is above the boiler tapping
    It certainly did on mine.
    So much I stopped using one on the actual gauge I use.  In fact if it kept skewing a 3 psi gauge I imagine it would destroy a 2" magnehelic.

    Or at least make it totally useless.
    ChrisJ said:
    EBEBRATT-Ed said:
    The weight of the water in the pigtail has no effect on the gauge reading if the gauge is above the boiler tapping
    It certainly did on mine.
    So much I stopped using one on the actual gauge I use.  In fact if it kept skewing a 3 psi gauge I imagine it would destroy a 2" magnehelic.

    Or at least make it totally useless.
    Lol 😅 .. you're the first person I thought of when I read this post... It's like you have RADAR when this comes up, 😉
    It's not my fault
       :D
    Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment
    reggi
  • Panheadsforever
    Panheadsforever Member Posts: 21
    The less pressure you need to heat a steam system the better it proves all vents/traps are workin ignore pressure do all radiators get hot? Job done
  • Panheadsforever
    Panheadsforever Member Posts: 21
    Pressure does not get steam there to end of line relieving air does

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