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Yeah, this is my read on it as well. I don't have a lot of experience with steam heating systems, but I noticed that I had some issues with water dribbling out

by theterg 14y ago

Yeah, this is my read on it as well. I don't have a lot of experience with steam heating systems, but I noticed that I had some issues with water dribbling out of the auto-bleed valve when the main steam valve was half closed. For all I know, my observations could also be caused by maintenance issues with the radiator... --Andrew (Terg.is)

lutorm 14y ago
No, it's standard. The pipe needs to have room for both the steam to come in and the water to flow back. If you partially obstruct it, the steam comes in (because it has higher pressure), but the water can't flow back down and fills the radiator.