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KirbyJ
KirbyJ Member Posts: 1
in Strictly Steam
I am confused by the sizing tables in the Lindhart guide to steam heating.  I have two radiators that share one 1 1/2" pipe, and then branch to each radiator with an 1 1'2"X1 1/4" X 1 1/4" tee.  The 1 1/2" pipe branches off of the 2" main horizontally and then goes up vertically to feed the two radiators.  Would this be considered a runout or an upfeed riser?  The EDR of the two radiators are 96 and 30.  If I go by the runout column then the one radiator by itself is too big for that pipe and the tapping on it is only 1 1/2".  Thanks for any input. 

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  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,083
    By definition

    a runout is the piping that connects a radiator to a riser..a springpiece connects a riser or first floor radiator to a main..people dont use the term springpiece much anymore..definition is from page 90 of the Dunham application manual 1953.
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  • BillyP
    BillyP Member Posts: 5
    Not sure

    I think you would consider that an upfeed riser.
  • Hap_Hazzard
    Hap_Hazzard Member Posts: 2,919
    Springpiece

    Sounds like something a young guy goes out looking for after shaking off the winter doldrums. ;-)



    I've heard them called take-offs, runouts (incorrectly, apparently) and upfeed branches (from Hoffman's Steam Heating Systems HS-901 A).
    Just another DIYer | King of Prussia, PA
    1983(?) Peerless G-561-W-S | 3" drop header, CG400-1090, VXT-24
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