Victaulic on low-pressure steam?

Nick W

Has anyone tried it?
Did you have to change the rubber seals to a more suitable material?

What about press-fit? In theory, press-fit copper eliminates the dangers of using copper pipe and fittings with steam.

Am I wrong?

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Mark Eatherton1

To the best of my knowledge...

Victaulic is NOT approved for steam service.

ME

Nick W

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Hello, Mark.
Yeah I called them and they told me as much, altough they said it would probably would work well for a long time, they can't condone it.
Maybe in the future.

Imagine doing my 2" risers from a 3" header with a drill and a crescent wrench.

I get goose bumps.


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Mark Eatherton1

You'd be left holding the bag of liability...

and it's a HEAVY bag...

Maybe someday.

ME

jackchips_2

What would,

or have, to change to allow it "someday" ME?

Nick W

The gaskets would have to be something different than what they are now.

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tls_9

Steam


Years back, Groove lok, for a very short period of time, had a gasket for low pressure steam. I believe they called it the "S" gasket. We replaced a steam main in a crawl space using this system and all went well. Shortly after, Groove lok revoked its approval for low pressure steam. Groove lok reps used to call us now and then to ask how it was working out. It’s been years since I’ve seen the job, so I can't say how it is today, but it lasted a good long time.
Until Vic or groove lok approves their product for this application, I wouldn’t recommend it. But I do know it can work.
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Boiler Guy

Easy to repair

It would sure make the piping esay to repair. I do know they have special high temperature gaskets rated for 240*.