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Doester
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Hi guys
Several of my radiator seem to lack slope. Attached is a picture of one sloped the wrong way(up toward vent) How much slope do I typically need? My guess is about this much is good but down away from the vent. Does “flat” usually cause problems? I don’t want to overdo it.
Several of my radiator seem to lack slope. Attached is a picture of one sloped the wrong way(up toward vent) How much slope do I typically need? My guess is about this much is good but down away from the vent. Does “flat” usually cause problems? I don’t want to overdo it.
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The vent end -- assuming one pipe steam here -- should be slightly higher than the valve end. That bubble looks pretty good, if the vent is off to the right somewhere. Maybe a little more. Certainly no less.Br. Jamie, osb
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England-1 -
Thank you Jamie! Yes 1 pipe. I’ll shoot for shimming to that.0
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