House shopping at the moment and lots of them have steam. does anyone know if it would be possible to pressurize them and have the hotter water in the system rise. as the steam does? I realize it might be slow , but I think it could work. I currently run a two pipe system at 140* in this house and it works well.
Can a 1 pipe steam system be converted to hot water without adding second pipe?
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I don't think this will work, but others know more about steam than I do.
Steam condenses and heads back down the pipe. Hot water will not do that.
Steam condenses and heads back down the pipe. Hot water will not do that.
You can have a gravity hot water system, but you would need two pipes....
It could possibly work with a single pipe, but it would need to be HUGE, and Im sure that the steam piping wont be big enough for you to get any heat out of it when used with water. Then there is the additional issue of control, which could be quite difficult.
I would say add another pipe, or stick with the steam if the system is in good shape otherwise.
It could possibly work with a single pipe, but it would need to be HUGE, and Im sure that the steam piping wont be big enough for you to get any heat out of it when used with water. Then there is the additional issue of control, which could be quite difficult.
I would say add another pipe, or stick with the steam if the system is in good shape otherwise.
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