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mjbr24
mjbr24 Member Posts: 7
in THE MAIN WALL
sorry for the newbie question in advance but this site seems to be THE place to go to get some answers. i am new to a steam heat house and have some questions. i have read the site and have steam hissing constantly out of most of my radiator vents. i have replaced the air vents on all radiators which hasn't seemed to help. In addition, approx 5 minutes after the boiler cycles off there is a tremendous release of hissing air out of the baseboard unit closest to the boiler (before and after new air vent). I saw that Dan had written about main vents.

- what is causing the release of air?

- how do i tell if i have main vents?

- do i need main vents?

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  • Ken_8
    Ken_8 Member Posts: 1,640
    You absolutely, positively need to buy this book!

    This book was written for you. Best investment you could ever make. Merry Christmas! Makes a great present! To you! From you.

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  • Terry_7
    Terry_7 Member Posts: 5
    \"The Lost Art of Steam Heating\"

    might be a complement to the homeowner's guide if you are interested in more detail. I'm a homeowner who just bought this book at a benefit seminar and find it both technical and easy to understand.

    To add my own question - for Ken, Dan or anyone else - is the homeowner's guide worth getting? The list of features appears to have a lot of good info not in the "...Lost Art..." book.

    Thanks,
    Terry
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,601
    We Got Steam Heat

    helps homeowners understand steam heat. It explains what's normal and not normal, and gives a lot of good (at least I think so) advice as to how to find and hire a proficient steam contractor, and how to tell the difference between this guy and a knucklehead. I think that's the book's greatest value. Thanks.
    Retired and loving it.
  • Dean_7
    Dean_7 Member Posts: 192
    books

    As a homeowner with steam heat I bought both We Got Steam Heat and The Lost Art of Steam Heating. Plus I bought EDR (Every Darn Radiator) later. If you really want to understand your system thats the way to go.
  • Terry_7
    Terry_7 Member Posts: 5
    Thanks Dan & Dean (or is that Jan & Dean and a GTO?)

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