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Rebuild or replace?

JS41190
JS41190 Member Posts: 10
edited October 8 in Strictly Steam

Is there any rebuild kits for the Richardson vents on a steam vapor-vacuum system, or do people just replace them with a Hoffman _____ ?

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 18,000
    edited October 8

    Replace it. I'd use a Gorton #2. That's on the return line, right?

    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
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    JS41190
  • JS41190
    JS41190 Member Posts: 10

    @Steamhead

    Yes, it was on the return.

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 18,000

    Go for it. If there is another vent like this one, replace it with a #2 also.

    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • The Steam Whisperer
    The Steam Whisperer Member Posts: 1,307

    If you need to retain the vacuum aspect, put a teflon ball check valve under it…. we use Apollo 61-104-A1..less spring

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