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Strange device on one pipe steam system
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aaronspicer
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anyone have any idea what this thing is?
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Service person probably didn't have a plug in his truck. It's effectively a modified plug.
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Looks like an ancient Hot Water bleeder cock. Probably an attempt at venting. Mad Dog
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looks like a try cock that the handle rotted off of.
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@Mad Dog_2 and @STEAM DOCTOR are right. The earliest steam systems had manual vents because automatic vents as we know them today had not been invented yet. I still occasionally see these in the field.
How does that vent fit into the system?
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