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Drain radiator in one pipe system

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pjoy
pjoy Member Posts: 1
in Gas Heating

At the beginning of heating season should radiators be disconnected and drained of standing water? At startup my radiators make sounds like there is water in the base. All radiators are tilted toward the pipe,

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  • 109A_5
    109A_5 Member Posts: 3,302

    As far as I know the radiators here (one pipe system) have not been drained in almost 100 years.

    If you think there is excessive trapped water maybe the radiator valves are not opened all the way, broken or the pipe pitch is incorrect so water in the pipes near the radiators is trapped and puddling.

    If you do drain the water from the radiators and don't repair the underlying cause it will simply return after a heating cycle or two.

    National - U.S. Gas Boiler 45+ Years Old
    Steam 300 SQ. FT. - EDR 347
    One Pipe System
    Big Ed_4

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