New Jersey Steam Help

I provide free help to New Jersey area homeowners to understand their steam systems and give free advice regarding general questions, operation, best practices, repair options, and how to work with service providers. I have no connection to any commercial entity, I just like steam heat and want to increase homeowners' understanding of their systems. My user account on the forums here is: https://forum.heatinghelp.com/profile/5527057/ethicalpaul

• On-site observation of your system and its issues, if desired
• Telephone or Text based Q&A
• Education about your steam system: how it works, why it does what it does, how to improve its operation, answering your questions
• How to balance the heating of your radiators
• How to solve problems such as leaks, hissing/spitting vents, banging pipes
• How to best maintain your steam system

Uneven heating

Challenge

Homeowner reported that some of his radiators wouldn't get hot unless it was during a very long call for heat.

Approach

I visited the home and showed the homeowner how to follow along with his two steam mains to see how fast the steam was flowing during a call for heat. We found that one of the mains was very slow due to a main vent that had failed closed. I showed the homeowner how and why this caused the uneven heating.

Solution

I recommended a new vent and competent contractors in his area who could install it.