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Place for main vent

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acl10
acl10 Member Posts: 349
in Strictly Steam
My system doesnt have any main vents. I therefore put Gorton ds and cs on the radiators and they vent well. My main on the far side makes a turn has about 2 feet of pipemakes another turn and goes into the wet return going down out of that small pipe where the main connects to the return about 2 feet of pipe there are two  risers going up to the radiators in the front rooms. Can I put a main vent on one of the risers?

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  • Rod
    Rod Posts: 2,067
    Main Vent

    Yes, that should work. Can 't you put them just where the dry return drops into the wet return?

    - Rod
  • acl10
    acl10 Member Posts: 349
    main vent

    I am just concerned that when the condensate flows back from the radiator attached to the riser the water wont go into the vent. Is that a concern? also How do you put the vent into the pipe do you drill a hole in the pie and make threads and screw it in. Will that work or will it damage the pipe?

    I dont want to put it where the return joins the main be caise thats in a bedrroom and will make to much noise.
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