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TheDavidDDuncan
TheDavidDDuncan Member Posts: 10
in Thermostats and Controls

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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  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,856

    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.

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
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  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 12,273
    edited February 2025
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1839874#Comment_1839874

    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.

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    Example of an anxious radiator

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

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