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Quality problems with adjustable vent-rite #1?

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JimmyNJ
JimmyNJ Member Posts: 109
in Strictly Steam

hi all- a few years back I replaced a lot of my non adjustable vents with what I thought was high-quality adjustable vent-rite 1#s. I recently had cause to remove some of the radiator covers and while the heat was on, I noticed that a couple of them have what appears to be hairline cracks. Did I just get unlucky or have others experienced this issue as they are not cheap and don’t want to spend upwards of $100 to replace these two if they are just going to fail again. Can they develop these cracks or likely that they were defective when I installed them?

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  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,866

    All vents fail. Try Maid O Mist, $15 at supplyhouse

    https://www.supplyhouse.com/sh/control/search/~SEARCH_STRING=maid%20o%20mist%20vent

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
    See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el

  • JimmyNJ
    JimmyNJ Member Posts: 109
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1837027#Comment_1837027

    I understand that some may fail in the open position (or closed) but is it common for them to develop cracks?

  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,866

    They all fail in their own way. Cracks happen, there is a lot of expansion and contraction.

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
    See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el

  • Mark N
    Mark N Member Posts: 1,148

    @JimmyNJ have you tried contacting the manufacturer of the vents? Maybe they’ll replace them.

  • Long Beach Ed
    Long Beach Ed Member Posts: 1,843
    edited January 2025

    Yes, the older imported Vent-rite vents crack. They claim they are now made in USA, so the new ones may be better if yours were imports. We're trying about 50 of the USA ones this year and so far none have cracked or failed.

    Our best results over the past 45 years have been with Gorton vents.

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