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Newbie Steam Question
Dan T
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Hi, I've got a question about my residential steam heating. My house is about 100 years old, with a steam heating system. The furnace/boiler is relatively new. I've got radiators in nearly all the rooms of this 2 family house, and I live on the first floor. Our tenant on the second floor has no thremostat, since the only one in the house is in our unit.
Since we have a wood stove downstairs, when it really heats up, it trips the sole thermostat, and then no heat goes upstairs. This is a problem.
What kind of options/what is involved in creating a separate "zone" to have the heat upstairs controlled separately? Everything I have read leads me to believe that the heat in the house is either ON or OFF, and there isn't really a simple way to control separate "zones" easily.
If there is a way to do it, what kind of $$ (ballpark) are we talking about to setup a separate zone?
Other solution ideas?
Thanks much for any help!
-Dan
Since we have a wood stove downstairs, when it really heats up, it trips the sole thermostat, and then no heat goes upstairs. This is a problem.
What kind of options/what is involved in creating a separate "zone" to have the heat upstairs controlled separately? Everything I have read leads me to believe that the heat in the house is either ON or OFF, and there isn't really a simple way to control separate "zones" easily.
If there is a way to do it, what kind of $$ (ballpark) are we talking about to setup a separate zone?
Other solution ideas?
Thanks much for any help!
-Dan
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parity
Try putting the thermostat upstairs. This you can probably do for close to free. Splitting the system would cut into your rental profits for a many a month.0 -
steam problem
kent is right easeast way move tstat or spend money on outside reset and themostatic radiator valves best thing to do go to find a contractorat this site and find a company that knows steam systems good luck0 -
Thanks
Thanks Ed and Kent!
With the easy thermostat solution, can I just add a thermostat upstairs and gang wire it in with the current one? This way, if either one trips, the heat will go on. Or do I need to actually move the one from downstairs to the upstairs, because you can only have one?
Thanks again!
-Dan
P.S. - This site is great!0 -
one thermostat
Your tenant is the cold one, therefore let him have the only thermostat. If you have two, your's will probably always be off. If, after a week with his new power, you still notice windows open up there, it's time to talk.0 -
tstats
i agree with kent0 -
How about....
eliminating all the internal thermostats, incorporating an outside thermostat and putting TRV's on all the radiators.
Just thinking outside the usual BANG BANG box here...
There are a number of steam cycle controls that would be of a great assistance in this scenario.
ME
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