Radiators heating at different speeds

Frankfog2

Howdy friends 🤠

I recently moved into a new house which also has steam heat, but i’m encountering something i didn’t with my old house. Two radiators seem slower to heat across then the rest of them in my house. For context i have 2 radiators on the second floor that have Maid o Mist C vents, those heat FIRST. I have 4 “normal” radiators on the first floor, all with maid o mist 4 vents. I then have a baby radiator on the first floor on a maid o mist 4, hence why i say “normal” because it’s very small. That one heats fast

The radiators i’m having issues with is the 2nd and 3rd radiators off the main. One of them is in the kitchen right on top of the boiler, the 2nd one is in the room with the thermostat.

Down in the basement i have 1 gorton number 1 and 1 maid o mist D. The main measures about 25 feet and 1-1/2 to maybe 2 inch diameter.

Pressure trol is set at 1.5-1.7 main and 0.5 diff

I was thinking about putting a maid o mist 5 on these two radiators, but since they’re pretty close to the boiler i think it’s not ideal, but i’m also inexperienced.

Thank you in advance

Big Ed_4

It may be balanced leave it alone , Heats upstairs first sounds good to me .. I am thinking someone already did the work … With out getting into it , I would recommend leaving it alone and come back January …..

delcrossv

Usually, if you want some rads to heat faster you slow the fastest ones down. But give it some time, comfort is more important than absolute speed.

bburd

The issue is not whether the radiators heat at different rates, but whether the temperature in the house is balanced overall. You won't be able to tell until it gets colder. Best not to mess with it until you're sure you need to.