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"A" Dimension= distance water will rise in the drip at the end ofthe steam main, when there IS left-over steam pressure at the drip. AAV = automatic air vent (UK) ABS = A...
Clow made some very interesting radiators during the 1920s. Each was its own little heating system. Here's a LINK to a book that tells their story well.
Click here to access this catalog for Clow Gasteam Heating Systems from James B. Clow & Sons, published in 1929.
Listen to the audio recording of this article below or here. Thanks to Bryan Orr at HVACR School for creating this recording with our permission. If you ask a dozen peopl...
Looking for ways to stop water hammer in your steam heating system? Here is a list of common causes for water hammer and how to prevent noisy pipes. This is an excerpt fr...
You're looking for more pressure than you need. It doesn't take much pressure to heat a building. The Dead Men sized their pipes so that the steam would create a very sli...
The radiators are too big for the space they serve. There once was a time when people were afraid of the air in a closed room. They thought "vitiated" air (the name the u...
The steam traps have failed in the closed position. If a thermostatic radiator trap fails in the closed position, no air will pass through it, so little or no steam will ...
The one-pipe steam system has an odor. One reason the Dead Men invented two-pipe steam at the turn of the century was to get rid of the odor that often wafted out of thei...
The boiler is priming or foaming. Priming is the violent bouncing of the water. Foaming happens when bubbles form on the surface of the water.
