Recent content by Mikejurasw

Ok, I'll get pics soon. Thanks all!

Well, the "two-pipe" system doesn't use those. The second pipe is a return back into the floor and down to the furnace again. Plus, what I'm really wondering is whether the steam supply is making it to the radiator in the first place. Does anyone know what I should be feeling/seeing/hearing if...

Hey all, I'm a diy'er/homeowner with a decent amount of experience. Our house (1920's vintage) has a boiler and cast iron radiators with a two-pipe system. A total of 15 or so radiators over three floors. There are three which are not heating (but used to) clustered near each other (two on...

Thanks, John G for the clarification. I think I understand now! Appreciate your patience. So, as far as my options, I think I'm looking at some sort of AAV (permitted in Ohio) in one of the walls. Does it matter if it's upstream or downstream if the fixture? MM

From IPC: SECTION 913 WASTE STACK VENT 913.1 Waste stack vent permitted. A waste stack shall be considered to be a vent for all of the fixtures discharging to the stack where installed in accordance with the requirements of this section. My point is, not that I want to use the stack for a...

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum, and don't have pix yet of my project, but I'm hoping you can give me some guidance in principle on this as I get started: 1) 1920's home, with three soil stacks connecting to 3 six-inch clay horizontal lines under the slab, all of which meet (of course)...