It's just the one pipe, so I guess it's steam. As for bleeding the radiators, I thought that's what the newer valves screwed into the upper-side of the radiator were for. Aren't they supposed to release extra air? It really does seem like voodoo.
On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 7:52 PM, Jonathan Wetmiller <jwetmil...@yahoo.com>wrote: > If there's only one pipe leading to the radiator, it's steam. If there > are two, it's probably hot water. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* "langwi...@comcast.net" <langwi...@comcast.net> > *To:* The Charles Village Chat List <chat@charlesvillage.info> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:21 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Chat] Radiators > > Jeanne, > > How can I tell whether my radiators are steam or hot wwater. > > Mine too make noises and "hammer" horribly. > > Christine > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Jeanne Knight" <jeanneknig...@msn.com> > *To: *chat@charlesvillage.info > *Sent: *Thursday, January 19, 2012 6:18:12 PM > *Subject: *Re: [Chat] Radiators > > Is it steam or hotwater? > > If hotwater, get a radiator key from the hardware store to turn the > valve. It costs very little. Bleed the radiator of the air that has > accumulated. Have a bowl with you to catch the water that will come out > after the air is drained but before you retighten the valve. Start with > the one furthest from the furnace. > > > Jeanne Knight > 2513 Guilford Avenue > Baltimore, MD 21218 > 410 366-2849 > 410 977-8851 cell > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:29:02 -0500 > From: casey.e.mil...@gmail.com > To: chat@charlesvillage.info > Subject: [Chat] Radiators > > Does anyone have experience with steam radiators? I know they're supposed > to make some noise, but I've got a few that bubble, gurgle, and whistle all > night long and I'd rather not be forced to make the choice between being > warm and getting a good night's sleep. I've heard that the system may need > to be balanced, but I'm a complete novice to this stuff. > > Thanks, > > Casey > > _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.infoarchive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Chat mailing list > Chat@charlesvillage.info > http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info > archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/ >
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