Last month I wrote about early steam heating and how experimentation led to discovery, which led to new products or piping techniques. This time I will be writing about the early days of gravity hot ...

So, I live in an old brownstone in Brooklyn, and it has steam heat and one thermostat for all 8 apartments. The building is four stories - 2 apartments per floor - long skinny apartments reaching ...

If you’re one of the rare regular readers, you know by now that I like steam heat. If asked why, I would say it’s the uniqueness of the jobs I look at. I don’t think that they are ever the same, and I ...

This month, I will continue to discuss the forgotten skills of steam system design. Last month, I touched on several topics, including high- and low-pressure steam, boilers, deaerators, boiler feed ...

Our ancient boiler finally bit the dust, so we hired Keyspan / National Grid to replace it with a Burnham IN6 gas-fired steam boiler, for our one-pipe steam heating system. We have a four-story ...

I have a one pipe steam heat system in a 2 story house. The upstairs is consistently about 6 degrees colder. Currently, I have Maid-o-Mist #4 air valves on the first floor and Maid-O-Mist #5 valves on ...