Radiator Covers
Should you box in those radiators? Let’s take a look at radiator enclosures. Some people use them because they think old radiators are ugly (I sure don’t).
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Archive for September, 2019
Thermostat Adventures
Twenty-five years ago, I wrote a story for this fine magazine I titled it, "Only Gus Touch." Over the years, many people have told me they still remember that tale and as...
A False Water Line for Steam Heating Systems
Gordon Schweizer of All Steamed Up, Inc. says, "When 'modern' steam boilers replace their coal-fired antecedents, water levels in the system drop, often exposing purposel...
Ashton Valve Advertisement (1872)
Here is an advertisement for H. G. Ashton's Insulated Lock Safety Valve from 1872.
Ashton Valve Company Patent (1872)
A patent for H.G. Ashton's Improvement in Lock Safety Valves for Steam Boilers. (Courtesy of Rick Ashton, great great grandson of Henry G.
Why Steam Vents Die
Every steam system is an open system. Water expands 1,700 times when it changes to steam, and that shoves the air out. Steam condenses inside the pipes and radiators and ...