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Make your own steam trap...

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Use the entire bottom of the radiator for the seal!!  Ha ha ..No the radiator never DID heat!!  Mad Dog   
CLamb

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  • PC7060
    PC7060 Posts: 1,957
    edited October 2023
    Another person who needs to read one of Dans book!

    @Mad Dog_2 - Where did you find that gem? Looks like it’s been a while since any attention has been paid to radiator or floor. 
    Mad Dog_2
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Posts: 8,740
    On a Consult up near Saratoga Springs NY.  Old house.  Hilarious!!!  Mad Dog 🐕 
  • PC7060
    PC7060 Posts: 1,957
    Those folks need to meet Mr. Clean too. 
    Mad Dog_2
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Posts: 8,740
    Nah...extremely clean and fastidious home.  That radiator had a built in cover I had to remove.  No access for 50 or more years.  Mad Dog 🐕 
    PC7060
  • PC7060
    PC7060 Posts: 1,957
    Mad Dog_2 said:
    Nah...extremely clean and fastidious home.  That radiator had a built in cover I had to remove.  No access for 50 or more years.  Mad Dog 🐕 
    Gotcha, that’s how the “steam trap” hid away for so long. 
    Mad Dog_2