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Should the sight glass of a steam boiler always be within the recommended range? Or only when firing?
We just had a new steam boiler installed and it is working great; all radiators are hot when the heat turns on etc.
One thing I noticed though is that the site glass for the water level reads too ...
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Should I use thread-seal tape for steam pipe?
I am getting ready to replace the pressuretrol of my oil-burning steam boiler, which provides heat and hot water. Should I use thread-seal tape (aka. Teflon tape, PTFE tape, tape dope, or plumber's ...
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Can I trust my pressuretrol?
My steam boiler, which supplies both heat and hot water, turned off a day or two ago, resulting in cold water. After some debugging, I found that the problem was with the pressuretrol, the device that ...
