Just curious....................................................

Terry St.James_2

Have been coming here for the past few weeks and enjoy the talk here. But I am curious,I see many are in NE United States. Are most of your jobs applications with steam? Also are these older homes or are the new ones going with steam?
I am just north of you guys(Montreal) and Hot water heating is definitely used more than steam. Although there are still many steam boilers in use but mostly commerical.

bigugh_4

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Participants have come here. The wet head is one who is useing water as a heat transfer medium. and steam is water.
Steam began losing out to hot water in the 30's and 40's mostly because of advancements made in that area. Steam is having a comeback since it is simpler to use and requiers less parts. See some of Mad Dog's articles. Steam used large pipe size at first, tnat may have been some of its cost trouble. During WWII steel was very hard to come by.
I think the ability to perfab steam mains at the shop, welding them into sections, installing them, and welding them together, Along with the easy large screwed near boiler piping, useing thread-o-lets for take offs and small screwed piping to steel BB units it may well be come easier and as cheap as hot air. not to mention the space savings over the large duct system hot air needs. BB heat is quiet, clean, and much more confortable than any hot air system. It is documented scientifically to be so.

Terry St.James_2

I understand the need for an inexpensive source of heating homes. And am not a fan of forced air systems due to the fact the ducts take up too much room. I personally believe that the duct work can foul the air in a home in years to come.
But my question was...Is steam used more there than a HW boiler?

Unknown

No, by far water is used more

Almost no steam piping is going in new any more for residential heating.

Most of the boilers and baseboard we make is for hot water heating.

Noel