Too hot….
Maybe we need a new thermostat or we need to change the Gorton valves in our second floor bedrooms. We have one-pipe steam radiators. We have a Gorton #4 on our living room radiator with the PRO T701 thermostat. When the temperature is at 70, the second floor bedrooms temperatures can get up to almost 80 degrees. The bedrooms have a No. 6 Gorton valve in two bedrooms and a No. 5
Any recommendations? Thanks
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Put #4 vents on the bedroom radiators and the larger vents on the downstairs ones. If that doesn't slow them down enough put blankets on them.
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Sometimes radiators can have anxiety issues… Paul knows all about Anxiety…. and just wrapping those anxious radiators in blankets can solve a lot of their overheating problems. Give the different vents a try first, if they still overheat, then cover those radiators as Paul has suggested.
Example of an anxious radiator
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After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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