Slugish Steam Heat

Terry_14

Walked into a system with what was described as a ghost turning radiation on and off throughout the house. Some returns as hot as the supply and some stone cold 2 pipe system.

I plan to open each trap to check and clean any recomendations on cleaning the mud leg? to complicate things a bit more an indirect hot water tank with Taco circ pump is installed in the upright position and connected to the bottom of the boiler as a hydronic loop. Will the hight of the coil change the heat in the system?

I'm a bit stumped where to begin Suggestions welcome.

Terry

Al Letellier_9

sluggish steam

Good place to start with the traps, Terry. As to the mud leg, if there is no place to flush or drain, your only option is to break into the piping and install some access points. Check to see if the system is properly piped and can the condensate get back into the boiler. As to the circulator, not sure as to your question there, but check the circ. If a standard pump was used, the impaller may be bad. We use a bronze pump for this application...figure just how hot that water gets.

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Terry_14

Thanks Al

Thanks for the guidence! the mud leg has many unions and can be flushed great suggestion

Now to the indirect hot Water it is less than 6 months in the system. Standard 007 my concern is the tank. Does the tank in the verticle position cause a false waterline due to the height of the water coil in the indirect. In the past i have only seen indirects on their side keeeping the coil below the waterline of the boiler.

My company did not install this indirect however we are attempting to solve the problems that have apeared following the install. the boiler is 10+ years old and the house maby 90.
Thanks Terry