Steam Radiator Mounted w/ vent on top

Steamhead

should be located about 1/3 of the way up the side of the radiator opposite the steam inlet. You may find a little bump where it's supposed to go. Drill and tap a 1/8" pipe-thread hole to screw a new vent into.

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Kevin G

Steam Radiator Mounted w/ vent on top

Have a customer that has a wall type radiator that is mounted with the vent on top and valve on the bottom right.

Seems as though the rad was spun 90 deg. counter clockwise to mount.

The vent constantly releases moisture to the extent that rust is prevalent from top to bottom and on the floor. The paint on the wall is bubbled. The vent has been changed twice using Gorton brand.

Any ideas. Thanx,

Kevin
K & G Plumbing & Heating

Kevin G

Steam Radiator Mounted w/ vent on top

Yes I very well understand this. Thank You. But, My question is if the rad is mounted rotated 90 deg., will this cause the rad vent to expel condendate or flood. this rad is located on the 1st flr stairwell of a 2nd flr apt.

[Deleted User]

The radiator must

be turned 90 degrees. The steam is entering vertically, thru the valve, and the condensate is trying to come back thru it. That keeps the water in suspension and it blows out w/ tne air the vent is trying to release. Even reducing the pressure probably won't cure this one.

Good luck.

Art Pittaway_2

Wall or ceiling mounted

they should work just like a floor mounted rad. Has the supply pipe beem reduced, is it attached where the flow of steam in and condensate out is not restricted? Some have a header on each side and tubes going between, look at the orientation of the inlet and the valve location. I don't remember if the Gorton has to be installed with a "top up"
like a Hoffman but if it's on it's side that might have a serious affect on it's performance.
Art

Dan Law

Rotate it.

Kevin,

I agree with Ron, the rad must be rotated back to the conventional orientation, or
replace with a wall radiator. If I follow you correctly, the columns of the radiator
are horizontal, with the feet pointing off into space on the right - yes? If this is the
case, seems to me condensate would lay in the now horizontal columns and be
picked up with the venting air to be squirted out the vent. I can envision the
condensate cooling the alcohol vent actuator to a point that it never or only
sporadically closes, accounting for the bubbled paint and all the rust stains. I'll bet
you have excess make up water too. Since we all know steam is a medium of
nuances, mounting a floor radiator 90 degrees from design qualifies as more than
a small variable!

Dan Law

Rotate it.

Kevin,

I agree with Ron, the rad must be rotated back to the conventional orientation, or
replace with a wall radiator. If I follow you correctly, the columns of the radiator
are horizontal - yes? If this is the
case, seems to me condensate would lay in the now horizontal columns and be
picked up with the venting air to be squirted out the vent. I can envision the
condensate cooling the alcohol vent actuator to a point that it never or only
sporadically closes, accounting for the bubbled paint and all the rust stains. I'll bet
you have excess make up water too. Since we all know steam is a medium of
nuances, mounting a floor radiator 90 degrees from design qualifies as more than
a small variable!