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A discussion about wet steam to not hijack anyone's thread

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  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 11,719
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1883070#Comment_1883070

    To what end? To make a difference there needs to be a difference. Adding the electrical energy of a pump to "stir up" the boiler water will not get you enough savings to justify the part and electric cost associated with the effort. If there was a benefit to be had, someone would have done it already.

    Edward Young Retired

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

  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,308

    well Ed to be fair, some stuff in the world hasn’t been discovered yet!

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
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  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 11,719
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1883078#Comment_1883078

    Next thing you are going to tell me is that earth is round.

    Edward Young Retired

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

    ethicalpaul
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 17,139
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1883090#Comment_1883090

    Technically it's a oblate spheroid.

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    CorktownEastmanEdTheHeaterMan
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 26,968

    What fun. I think there's a good reason I stayed out of this one!

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
    ethicalpaulEdTheHeaterMan
  • ARobertson13
    ARobertson13 Member Posts: 128

    Guys, If you spoke to an engineer or manufacturers who build boilers, they would tell you that they design them so that the water in the sections [cast iron boilers] or around tubes [fire tube boilers] flow when the water boils in a way that prevents hot spots and provides optimum heating performance.

    Correct me if I am wrong: What is the purpose of this site? To provide help and guidance to people who have heating problems. Right? Let's keep our discussions and comments dedicated to that goal.

    GGross
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,308

    Well given what I've seen of the tops of the Burnham Independence line, I would say their engineers haven't necessarily succeeded in that goal of preventing hot spots.

    But I'm not sure what you are saying? Do you mean there is no room for this discussion on HH.com?

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
    Free NJ and remote steam advice: https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/new-jersey-steam-help/
    See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el

    bjohnhyEastman
  • ARobertson13
    ARobertson13 Member Posts: 128

    What I am saying is for example: It is 19 degrees out side as of 12:15 hours here in Brooklyn. What could be said on this site to help those who are having problems providing heat to their apartments. How can they adjust their energy management systems or boiler controllers, use data loggers, master venting, drop headers, are TRVs effective, can I replace my radiator, can I change my steam cycle to less than 1 hour. A new landlord purchased a building and sealed up the ceiling not knowing that the mains had to be insulated. I had to adjust the boiler controller to get the horribly imbalanced system balanced. I can go on and on because these are some of the issues that I and others deal with each heating season.

  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 8,308

    All those people are welcome to and are indeed urged to create their own discussions where their problems can be seen and answered by any number of fine folks on this forum!

    NJ Steam Homeowner.
    Free NJ and remote steam advice: https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/new-jersey-steam-help/
    See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el

    GGrossbjohnhyEastmanEdTheHeaterMan

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