Short Main Air Venting Question

Marguerite ~ From Brooklyn ~

Dear Frank,

Thanks for getting back to me. I really appreciate it.

I have an angled Gorton No. D on that riser now, which I believe is suppose to be equivalent to the Gorton No. 1.

I am not sure if that riser ends in the ½ bath on the first floor. The pipe goes up into the ceiling. There is nothing directly above that room. Is it possible that the pipe ends here, or could it take a turn back into the building again to supply the two radiators in the back of the building? The back of the building has two rooms next to one another, the full bathroom and a bedroom. I would think that that riser should be supplying these two rooms? If it is supplying these additional rooms is it possible that I could need a Gorton No. 2 here?

Please let me know. Many thanks and take care.

Best regards,

~ Marguerite ~
From Brooklyn

Marguerite ~ From Brooklyn ~

Short Main Air Venting Question

Dear Guys and Gals,

My heating system is steam and is fueled by gas. I have been working with Ken at Gorton on balancing and equalizing my heating system. I am interested in your opinion on whether I need a larger size air eliminator on my short main than I currently have? Or, is something else going on?

The current situation is as follows:

· I am working on trying to install a Gorton No. 2 air eliminator on my long main, but do not have the clearance to install it. We have made room, but still need to clear a wooden beam out of the way. After this is done we hope that the air vent will then fit. Currently, I have a Hoffman 45 installed here.

· The short main leads from the boiler into a ½ bathroom on my first floor. At the top of the pipe/riser in this room is an air vent. I had a Maid O’Mist No. D installed and changed it to a Gorton No. D, which vents more air and is equivalent in venting capability to the Gorton No. 1 air eliminator.

· Since I changed the air vent, the air never stops coming out of the air vent. Both before and after the change, this pipe always became good and hot. It’s just that now the air never stops and appears to be continuous.

What do you think is happening here? Is this happening because I need the No. 2 on the long main, so that they can work in conjunction with one another? Or, does this indicate that I need a Gorton No. 2 installed here as well. Or, does this point to something else going on?

Please let me know. Many thanks and take care.

Best regards,

~ Marguerite ~
From Brooklyn

Steamhead

How long

are those steam mains, and what pipe size are they?

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Marguerite ~ From Brooklyn ~

Reply To Steamhead On Short Main Air Venting Question

Dear Frank,

Thanks for getting back to me. I really appreciate it.

My plumber is coming over this weekend to see if he can figure out a way to get that Gorton No. 2 installed on the long main. Ken at Gorton said that we could install it before the elbow as long as it is at the end of the main. I hope we have the room to do it.

I will answer your questions to the best of my knowledge. I think the long main is a 2 ½ pipe and the short main is 1 or 1 ½ pipe. The short main looks like it is about half the size in circumference to the long one.

I measured the pipe going to the riser pipe radiator from the ½ Bathroom to the boiler. There is approximately 23 feet of piping from the boiler itself to the ceiling of the basement, which leads to the ½ Bath riser.

The line that feeds steam from the boiler to the front of the building runs along the ceiling of the Basement. This pipe is approximately 45 feet in length, when measuring the actual piping from the boiler itself to the front of the building.

I hope that I have answered your questions sufficiently. Please let me know. Many thanks and take care.

Best regards,

~ Marguerite ~
From Brooklyn

Steamhead

Sounds to me

like the short main just feeds the riser to the 1/2-bath? A Gorton #1 on the short main riser and a Gorton #2 on the long one should do it.

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Marguerite ~ From Brooklyn ~

Reply To Sounds To Me . . .

Dear Frank,

Thanks for getting back to me. I really appreciate it.

I have an angled Gorton No. D on that riser now, which I believe is suppose to be equivalent to the Gorton No. 1.

I am not sure if that riser ends in the ½ bath on the first floor. The pipe goes up into the ceiling. There is nothing directly above that room. Is it possible that the pipe ends here, or could it take a turn back into the building again to supply the two radiators in the back of the building? The back of the building has two rooms next to one another, the full bathroom and a bedroom. I would think that that riser should be supplying these two rooms? If it is supplying these additional rooms is it possible that I could need a Gorton No. 2 here?

Please let me know. Many thanks and take care.

Best regards,

~ Marguerite ~
From Brooklyn