tunstall vs armstrong radiator trap kits

i like

barnes & jones myself..

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I have been nothing short of ECSTATIC...........................

with Tunstall products...high quality and unparalled service....they'll get orders to you the NEXT day. Noel turned me on to them and we never regretted it. Nice Family owned company too. Mad Dog

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Can't beat Tunstall

for quality, service and help. The family knows it's business and is more than willing to share knowledge.


Tell them you found them on the wall.

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Tunstall cause there the best and only 10 miles away.

ED

The elusive gold nugget

You're already doing one thing right... you're taking care of your traps. That's already enough to make your system run at top performance.

You're also doing something else right, you didn't propose the brand of traps that I think break down the fastest.

I'm assuming we're talking about the silver nugget wafer style insert that Armstrong proposes; I once ordered a few, waited for them with all the excitement a kid has for a promised toy, and when the parcel came, it contained Barnes and Jones inserts. Nothing wrong with Barnes and Jones of course, but I am just not sure what Armstrong either manufactures or doesn't manufacture in radiator thermostatic traps. They're the bucket trap people.

Nothing wrong at all with Tunstall either, even if I live miles and miles away from the factory.

One last option

Illinois traps (the 1G?) are fine traps, instead of the capsules, have you looked for direct OEM replacement parts? Or even entire new traps of a different brand.

One last favor

Could you report back and give a summary list of how and how many failed traps you found in your system? Insatiable curiosity.