This section is your comprehensive guide on steam heating systems with articles about proper steam piping, boilers, pressure, venting, radiators, water quality, and more. We'll also walk you through troubleshooting steam system problems like noisy pipes.
Maybe. It all depends on how the long-gone manufacturer assembled the radiator. A cast-iron radiator goes together in sections, like a loaf of sliced bread.
Steam systems ain’t what they used to be, or at least so it would seem to some homeowners. The fact of the matter is that many retrofit steam boilers – under certain cond...
In 1992, I wrote a book called, The Lost Art of Steam Heating. I did okay with that one. People still buy it.
Back in the early 1990’s, I worked for a mid-size HVAC company. We dabbled in hot-water boiler replacements but were primarily an HVAC company. I had been in the trade fo...
Christian Garibaldi lives in a firehouse, but the only fire he’s ever encountered was during a test drive in a Ferrari F430. He’d spent over a decade as an automotive tec...
A question asked on The Wall: What WiFi Thermostats work best for steam? Hi, guys. Im getting lots of requests for wifi thermostats.
A Wallie, Bio, posted this video as a part of a great thread that Delta T, another Wallie, started. He posted: Thought I would share this trick for getting an old threade...
Bob "Hot Rod" Rohr of Caleffi shows how to remove an old pipe nipple to make way for new fittings when restoring a radiator.
Dry steam is steam with very little liquid water in it. For heating systems, the goal has always been to have 98%-quality steam leaving the boiler. This means that there'...
J-B Weld Company of Sulfur Springs, TX (903-885-7696) told me that the City of Dallas, Texas used their product to repair a cracked Caterpillar engine block. That sure go...