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Have you done this with single-pipe steam? With success?
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will produce more velocity than the returning condensate. That's why it works so well!
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Have you done this with single-pipe steam? More than once?
I opened the valves and black water came out.0 -
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to thetop0 -
More flushing, more better
We like to flush the returns out with a hose thru the main vent tappings. Drains like that make it easy. Not sure if you really need the strainers though.
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I was wondering with the low-flow, low-pressure, and velocity
if this wouldn't cause junk to lay in the pipe where it is, rather than travel down stream. (As they clog, that is)0 -
Shame about this house/customer however,
Someone took out a 9 section Montgomery Ward boiler and replaced it with a 3 section steamer of a fine brand.0 -
How undersized
is it?
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at least two sections worth
the old home heat loss trick0 -
Two words
Burnham Mega-Steam!
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