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vapor steam
Dennis Alvarez
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Noel, Thank you for your input last week. We have done the following since then:
1- removed check in the upper part of the main vent. This seemed to eliminate the sucking problem we had when we drained down the boiler.
2- we cycled the boiler & everything seems to work o.k.
We are going back to add the vaporstat & clean the drips at the end of the mains. We clean all of the returns near & aound the boiler, and replaced the check valves.
I guess when it gets cold we will know more.
Can this system be converted to a (2) pipe steam system by changing the radiator vavles to modern ones, installing radiator vents & installing F&T traps at the end of each
steam header? And of course repiping the near boiler piping?
1- removed check in the upper part of the main vent. This seemed to eliminate the sucking problem we had when we drained down the boiler.
2- we cycled the boiler & everything seems to work o.k.
We are going back to add the vaporstat & clean the drips at the end of the mains. We clean all of the returns near & aound the boiler, and replaced the check valves.
I guess when it gets cold we will know more.
Can this system be converted to a (2) pipe steam system by changing the radiator vavles to modern ones, installing radiator vents & installing F&T traps at the end of each
steam header? And of course repiping the near boiler piping?
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Comments
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Yes and no
Radiator vents are for one pipe steam.
Other than that, understand that vapor systems are actually refined two-pipe systems, to begin with.
Doing what you suggest would be a step backwards, and might cost more to run than the vapor system.
You have the best there is already.
Noel0
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