Two Gorton #2 Vents?

tom_54

main I put one Gorton #2 vent. It works but I still have "breathing" coming out of my radiator vents. It keeps me up sometimes at night. Do I need to add another vent to the main? The sound is like someone sucking in and out on a straw.

Fred Harwood

Breathing

Does the vent breath in loudly a short while after the boiler cuts off?

tom_54

No...

it breathes when the boiler irst comes on and continues to breathe until the radiator is vented.

Is it possible that the breathing is just the boiler getting up to steam and building pressure?

Steamhead

Bet your boiler water is dirty

or has a film of oil on top of it. This can cause heavy radiator breathing. Flush and skim the boiler and see if this helps.

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tom_54

Long Island?

Don't suppose you are anywhere near Long Island?

Steamhead

I'm in Baltimore

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