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I boiled my air vents

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Angela_2
Angela_2 Member Posts: 67
in THE MAIN WALL
and I can blow air through all of them. However, a few tongues broke off-- does this mean the vent is broken? If you stick the tongue back in, will that work, or do they have to be attached inside?

I am worried that I may have boiled them too long. Some silver came off for example. After reading about vents in The Lost Art, I am afraid I could have damaged the float mechanisms. and it also seems, from that discussion, that I won't be able to tell easily if they work, since they'll probably all work at first.

Advice, please! Thanks, Angela

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  • Big Ed_4
    Big Ed_4 Member Posts: 3,354
    Boiling cleans off any mineral build up

    Reinstall the valves clean the threads on the radiator with a 1/8 pipe tap). Stick tongue back in if they hold. If not replace. Build up the system if they leak steam replace. You will hear a leak.

    I recomend a good adjustable valve. I prefer the Hoffman 1A. Nice looking well made, float type and slow venting, and they last.

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