Barnes and Jones big mouth vent

gerry gill · September 2016

My guys put a big mouth vent from Barnes and Jones on a steam main the other day that took 11 minutes to get steam to the end. It took 2 minutes after. Big smiles!!

Fred · September 2016

I put mine on a few weeks ago. I'm anxious to see how they do this season!

Paul48 · September 2016

Now there's a testimonial for Amazon.

JUGHNE · September 2016

Gerry, what did the venting consist of before the "Big Mouth" installation?

Paul S_3 · September 2016

i installed my first today....1 big mouth 20 ft main (2 in) and 1 varivent on a 5 ft 2in main.....system had no venting besides rads ....it took over 25 minutes once it started to steam to get to the further radiator now it took 4 minutes....i love them ....and they actually shut when steam hits them unlike some Gortons

JUGHNE · September 2016

Paul, is that a 1/2" tap into a 2" pipe....have you had good luck with that?

gerry gill · September 2016

JUGHNE said:
Gerry, what did the venting consist of before the "Big Mouth" installation?

Wasnt one. We cut it into the piping. You see that a lot around here. She will see a big difference in her gas usage I would imagine.

Paul S_3 · September 2016

yes its a 1/2 tap.....never had an issue

Mad Dog_2 · September 2016

That's cool guys. On low pressure steam, drill & tap is fine. You can keep installation cost down.
Its an even better way to go when you ACM on the pipe and fittings that you don't want to touch. Mad Dog

gerry gill · September 2016

Mad Dog, Hi! been a long time, how have you been?

JohnNY · September 2016

@Paul S notice the left-right coupling on the drop to the wet return. I'd bet the farm that reducing elbow used to be a tee at some point.

Sailah · September 2016

Looks good gents, thanks for your kind words.

Mad Dog_2 · September 2016

Outstanding Gerry. Email me sometime and I'll fill ya in. Mad Dog. Plumbing3c@gmail.com

Barnes and Jones big mouth vent

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