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no steam

Al Corelli
Al Corelli Member Posts: 454
in THE MAIN WALL
Is the radiator valve (not vent) opened fully?

Has the disk fallen off the valve stem?

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  • wayne evans
    wayne evans Member Posts: 13
    no steam

    hi i was gone for a couple of days and missed any resones but i still have a radiatior that dose not get steam it is not thr last one and it has a new gorton #c vent it is a one pipe system . i took the vent out and still no heat i put a gorton #2 main vent on but still no heat i need help thanks
  • Gene_3
    Gene_3 Member Posts: 289
    follow the pipes to it

    > hi i was gone for a couple of days and missed any

    > resones but i still have a radiatior that dose

    > not get steam it is not thr last one and it has a

    > new gorton #c vent it is a one pipe system . i

    > took the vent out and still no heat i put a

    > gorton #2 main vent on but still no heat i need

    > help thanks



    if you can, turn the tstat up and see where the heat stops, bear in mind it may get real hot, you may have dirt/mud plugging a line, it may have bad pitch and a trap full of water from it, it may not even be connected, I've seen it.
  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
    Check the pitch of the piping

    between the main and the radiator. Bet you find a water pocket there.

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  • wayne evans
    wayne evans Member Posts: 13
    no steam.

    how do i go about finding and get rid of it.
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 25,311
    assuming

    you can get at both ends of any horizontal runs, the easiest way is to take a string (really!) and, with the aid of a helper or two, hold it tight against the fittings at both ends -- all the way at the ends. It should be the same distance from the pipe all the way along (a fancy way of saying the pipe should be straight!). Then you need to check that all 'horizontal' runs actually go slightly uphill towards the radiator -- use a really good level for this.

    Don't depend on sighting along the pipe. Ain't good enough.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • wayne evans
    wayne evans Member Posts: 13
    no steam

    hi thanks for getting back to me i checked the main and the pitch is ok but i disconected the radiator and it is wet inside should i leave it open ot dry out and what about the pipe comming off the main it is about 2ft long thanks
  • wayne evans
    wayne evans Member Posts: 13
    no steam

    when i disconnected the radiator there was a little steam but it was wet in the pipe and radiator hooked it back up still no heat what now ???
  • wayne evans
    wayne evans Member Posts: 13
    no steam

    yhe pipe and valve get hot but as some as i hook up the radiator it cools down and there is no heat ???
  • Al Corelli
    Al Corelli Member Posts: 454
    OK

    So you physically see that the valve disk is not sitting on the seat?

    You can stick your finger in the valve past it, and down into the pipe?
  • Guy_6
    Guy_6 Member Posts: 450
    Sorry

    Sorry, all I could think about here is my Dad's voice saying "That hurt like heck, didn't it?"

    Don't do this with the system full of steam....
  • wayne evans
    wayne evans Member Posts: 13
    no steam

    hi guys i took the radiator off the pipe and checked the disk in the valve it is openthere is steam comming out of the valve but there is not a lot of presre sould there be more or is this ok
  • wayne evans
    wayne evans Member Posts: 13
    no steam

    what should the pressure be for a one pipe system
  • thfurnitureguy_6
    thfurnitureguy_6 Member Posts: 4
    Pressure

    Very low. like 2psi or lower. Where is this radiator in the system? Is it toward the end of the main line? In other words, far away from the boiler in pipe distance? This may be a venting issue. Steam systems must vent all of the AIR out of the line before the STEAM can get in. These are totaly different gasses and they do not mix. The air vents should be at the radiators to vent the air in the radiator out. The main pipes have big vents in the basement to let the air out of them also. It sounds like your system cycles off before your radiator gets steam. The result of not enough main venting. Check the main vents and post a picture of what you have.
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