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Gold007
Gold007 Member Posts: 1
in Strictly Steam

I have this problem in an old house that has a one pipe steam system. The house was built in 1896 sometime later they installed steam. So I was told that the steam pipes the left one on the not have adequate so I installed three Gordon number two . The house is 3500 ft.².

radiators get 50% hot, and then stop from there with a fairly new boiler, which does not have an automatic water feeder. I’ve noticed that the water level does drop down which I had water and a few more sections on the radius get hot. and then stop from there with a fairly new boiler, which does not have an feeder. I’ve noticed that the water level does drop down which I had water and a few more sections on the radiators get hot. I have 17 section old radiators. I do notice one of the radiators has a very steep pitch towards the main if that matters also coming out of the boiler on the left side of the house in the basement. It’s about a 25 foot section until at 90s through the front of the house after that 25 foot section there’s 90 and if you look at the comparisons of the boiler, there is a slight slope to the corner of the pipe away from the boiler. I’m not sure if this isn’t normal or not. The air vents on the radiators have been changed . The third floor Radiator get about 1/2 risers going up are very hot. Once in a while, I was a random water hammer which goes away quickly.quick the low water cut off. I forget the brand but every 10 to 15 minutes shuts down for protection just to check. The boiler is about five years old being that every radiator gets halfway hot. I’m not sure what the issue is, but it has to be one thing that I’m missing or a few things by trade. I’m an electrician. I’m missing something with the system. The water inside the boiler is fairly clean with additives inside. For the most part, I’m not getting surging on the site glass while the boiler is running. I don’t know I’m lost. I noticed also on the other side of the boiler. The main comes out of the boiler elbows with a slope away from the boiler and then elbows again to at the front of the house. Can this be the problem? I appreciate your expertise and your trade.!!!

thank you

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Mad Dog_2

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  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 8,523

    Good morning. It could be several things. Did the problems exist before this new boiler was installed? Love the radiator style. Where are you located? Mad Dog

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • Grallert
    Grallert Member Posts: 1,105

    Does your thermostat satisfy?

    Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse manager, teacher, dog walker and designated driver

  • dabrakeman
    dabrakeman Member Posts: 994

    Firstly the radiators do not need do fill completely with steam to satisfy the call for heat from the thermostat depending upon, weather, temperature settings, whether you are maintaining temperature or doing a recovery etc… Is a particular room cold whereas others are hot? We need more information relative to what you comfort problems are and more pictures would help. IS this situation you are describing a distinct change from when you had your old boiler?

    Don't know if you have any water blockage issues as of yet but your verbal descriptions of the pipe runs is a bit vague. I would first ask you to follow your pipes from the boiler determining whether your mains are intended to be parallel flow or counterflow meaning as condensate is formed is it intended to flow away from the boiler or toward the boiler. Then make sure indeed the pitches are consistent that that is happening and there is not a sag somewhere which can collect water. Then do the same thing with your runouts (pipes from the main to the radiators). Most of these are counterflow but a few are parallel depending on whether there are drip leg returns back from the radiators. If counterflow make sure there is constant pitch and no sags to collect water. Either way there has to be a gravity driven path for condensate to get back to the boiler.

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