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Posted by Heatpro on January 25, 2005 at 10:02:00:
In Reply to: Re: air valve leak posted by otto on January 25, 2005 at 09:32:38:
Lower pressure to 2 or less:
One pound of pressure will drive steam up hot pipes 2/3 of a mile. So the rule-of-thumb for those who like such short-cuts is:
"For every half-mile that your top-most one-pipe steam radiator is above the boiler, increase the boiler pressure 1 psig."
http://64.226.150.132/hydronic/steam/steam1.htm