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1130

Two pipe system

· p. 199

This building cross section illustrates a two-pipe steam heating system with a basement boiler supplying an upper-floor radiator. Red arrows show steam moving through the supply main and supply pipe to the radiator valve

1097

Steam system operation: at rest

· p. 192

A building cross section shows a steam boiler below a radiator, connected by supply and return piping. At rest, the boiler is two-thirds to three-quarters filled with water at about 70°F, with the same water level in the

1109

Location of condensate pump

· p. 194

A building cross section shows a steam boiler below a radiator, with a condensate pump located near the basement floor beside the boiler. Red arrows trace steam from the boiler header through the supply main and up to th