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remove completely (?) air vent on steam riser michalis0 01-10-2007
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Posted by on January 10, 2007, 12:57 pm
Hi,

in by bathroom there is a steam riser pipe with an airvent.
I don't really know why the airvent is there. possibly to allow
for the steam to rise faster.

This vent very frequently gets bad (loud banging noises, like banging
with a hammer),
possibly because the pressure gets out of control in the steam riser
pipe.
Can i remove it completely and just place/screw a bolt at its place?
It just seems that there is a hole drilled in the pipe and the vent was
placed there.

Anything bad with that or is the air vent really needed?

TIA
michael


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Posted by Victor H Plank on January 10, 2007, 4:14 pm

> Hi,
>
> in by bathroom there is a steam riser pipe with an airvent.
> I don't really know why the airvent is there. possibly to allow
> for the steam to rise faster.

Does the vent have a screwdriver slot on top?
>
> This vent very frequently gets bad (loud banging noises, like banging
> with a hammer),
> possibly because the pressure gets out of control in the steam riser
> pipe.

Do you have one pipe or two pipe steam?

> Can i remove it completely and just place/screw a bolt at its place?

Its yours you can do any thing you would like to do right or wrong.

> It just seems that there is a hole drilled in the pipe and the vent was
> placed there.
>
> Anything bad with that or is the air vent really needed?
>
> TIA
> michael

All in all since we can't see it or your entire system its really hard to
give advice. Talk to people you know that have steam heating systems and
ask who they use to service it. You have the best type of heating and
should have the best of the best service it. Try Heating Help.com lots of
steam heads there

Vic
>



Posted by on January 22, 2007, 8:35 pm
No the vent doesn't have a screwdriver slot.
It is a one-pipe system.

Victor H Plank wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > in by bathroom there is a steam riser pipe with an airvent.
> > I don't really know why the airvent is there. possibly to allow
> > for the steam to rise faster.
>
> Does the vent have a screwdriver slot on top?
> >
> > This vent very frequently gets bad (loud banging noises, like banging
> > with a hammer),
> > possibly because the pressure gets out of control in the steam riser
> > pipe.
>
> Do you have one pipe or two pipe steam?
>
> > Can i remove it completely and just place/screw a bolt at its place?
>
> Its yours you can do any thing you would like to do right or wrong.
>
> > It just seems that there is a hole drilled in the pipe and the vent was
> > placed there.
> >
> > Anything bad with that or is the air vent really needed?
> >
> > TIA
> > michael
>
> All in all since we can't see it or your entire system its really hard to
> give advice. Talk to people you know that have steam heating systems and
> ask who they use to service it. You have the best type of heating and
> should have the best of the best service it. Try Heating Help.com lots of
> steam heads there
>
> Vic
> >


Posted by Bubba on January 10, 2007, 4:36 pm
On 10 Jan 2007 09:57:53 -0800, michalis0@gmail.com wrote:

>Hi,
>
>in by bathroom there is a steam riser pipe with an airvent.
>I don't really know why the airvent is there. possibly to allow
>for the steam to rise faster.
>
>This vent very frequently gets bad (loud banging noises, like banging
>with a hammer),
>possibly because the pressure gets out of control in the steam riser
>pipe.
>Can i remove it completely and just place/screw a bolt at its place?
>It just seems that there is a hole drilled in the pipe and the vent was
>placed there.
>
>Anything bad with that or is the air vent really needed?
>
>TIA
>michael

Id remove it and plug it. No sense in letting air purge from a steam
line. That would be just plain silly.
Bubba

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