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Steam, individual radiator shut off

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Snowmelt
Snowmelt Member Posts: 1,457
in THE MAIN WALL
Just for future reference, on a water boiler that has rads I installed radiator valves ( danfos was the manufacturer ) that controlled each radiator.
I see on steam they have valves that replace the bleeder on the valve. Has anyone tried these?

https://www.supplyhouse.com/Honeywell-Home-V2042HSL10-1-8-One-Pipe-Steam-Thermostatic-Radiator-Valve

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 26,839
    Those do work, @Snowmelt -- though not quite in the way the valves for hot water systems do. As the listing states, they work by closing the vent. There was a rather lengthy thread about them a while back... somewhere around here... but they depend very much on the boiler cycling off (usually on pressure, but it could be on a timer) from time to time to exert control, and it's important to remember that they can only reduce the heat output from a radiator -- not increase it.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,168
    edited March 2021
    And they don't replace the vent (not "bleeder", vent :smile: ).

    You install a vent (not bleeder!) onto the TRV

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  • Snowmelt
    Snowmelt Member Posts: 1,457
    Thanks Jamie, the 3 rd floor just gets way to hot. I’m going to install them for next season

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