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Steam heat uneven between our two floors of 150 y.o. home

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ricknbigsky
ricknbigsky Member Posts: 1
in Gas Heating

The past several months, the heat on our second floor has been 2-3 degrees cooler than the heat on our first floor. I wonder if it might be an issue with my pressure not being sustained to push the heat to the 2nd floor in our 1-pipe system, if so, I don't know how to change that? If not, what might it be? Thank you for your assistance.

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  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 6,787

    pressure has nothing to do with it.
    venting does.

    ethicalpaulIronmanmattmia2
  • neilc
    neilc Member Posts: 3,129

    was it working better last year?

    has anyone been out to service the boiler? tuneup? any other work done?

    we'll get around to asking to see the boiler, post a couple shots floor to ceiling, opposing angles, post a shot of the controls side, Ptrol and siteglass, what pressure do you see when the boiler is running a while?

    known to beat dead horses
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,874

    Increasing pressure will not fix the problem and will probably create other issues. A one pipe system should never be set above 2 psi.

    As mentioned, it’s most likely a venting issue.

    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
    mattmia2

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