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Vaporstat issue & Install pics

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in THE MAIN WALL
Look in " The lost art of steam heat." You'll find the calculation instructions early in the book.

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    Vaporstat issue & Install pics

    I've just installed a new Burnham IN6. The job was sold complete with a Tekmar 269, balancing, & all the fixings. The home only requires 1 oz. of pressure per " Lost Art of Steam Heat." So I set the main to 1 & the diff. to 8. It didn't take very long for the control to shut down the boiler. After adjusting it for a while, 8 @ the main with a diff. of 2 kept the boiler firing as long as the thermostat would allow. It only takes the mains under 2 min. to get hot to the main vents. What can I do to get the Vaporstat to work @ the low pressure it is meant for ?
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    Vaporstat issue & Install pics

    I guess the point is the vaporstat would be adjusted as the boiler fires to what setting keeps the boiler on. So with that said is the " Lost Art of Steam Heat" method no good ? Why would this boilers' pressure build so quickly when I have it piped properly ?
  • Joe V
    Joe V Member Posts: 24
    Imay be wrong but,

    Are you sure your system only requires 1oz of pressure?

    I'm no expert but it seems you would need a pressure closer to 10-16oz and a cutoff of 2oz. Methinks you may have read the book wrong and have your scales backwards. Wait till a pro answers.
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