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Single Pipe Steam, Insulation placement

I've heard that it's not a good idea to insulate a single pipe steam system all the way to the boiler. I've heard that it is better to leave the first few feet of pipe from the boiler exposed. Is...
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Posted By wilson94t

Great. so the pressuretrol is now set to...

Great. so the pressuretrol is now set to something reasonable. That's good to know.

The relief feels like less than 1psi and the alternate gauge confirms that the pressure is normal - about about...
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Posted By wilson94t

Bad gauge, so looking for next steps.

First, thanks for the responses. Very helpful indeed.

The gauge was indeed bad. I was able to test with another gauge, so this takes care of the pressure issue. There is not one!

I've set...
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Posted By wilson94t

Pressure did not follow pressuretrol.

Thanks for the replies. This is a one pipe steam system.
It was just recently installed, and all new vents were installed around the house. The return line was checked for leaks, and no leaks...
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Posted By wilson94t

New boiler, high pressure, ~1gal/day used.

I've recently had a steam boiler installed, an oil to gas conversion. The new unit is a Burnham independance.

Background: The water in the sight glass was initally dropping down below water...
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