Vaporstat vs Presurtrol

Foreman

I realize they do the same thing, but doesnt the vaporstat cut out the burner earlier while maintaning just a slightly lower pressure?

Foreman

Vaporstat vs Pressuretrol


In a one pipe steam sysytem is one more effecient than the other as far as fuel costs?
Seems lower pressure keeps the burner from cycling as much, hence lower fuel consumption, but what about responsive heating time?

jeff_51

shouldn't be any response time diifferance that matters

a vapor stat in my opinion is easier but once the pressuretol is set up, which takes a little time since you have to watch several cycles to get it set up, it will do the same thing

michael_15

efficiency

The vaporstat is indeed likely a bit more efficient than the pressuretrol. However, I hear that the savings probably won't overcome the cost of the vaporstat in a realistic timeframe.

There have been a few good threads about this not too long ago. Here's one:

http://forums.invision.net/Thread.cfm?CFApp=2&Thread_ID=29915&mc=19

-Michael