When the heat comes up in my apartment, the radiator in my dining room shoots off so much steam it turns my entire apartment into a sauna, and you can hear it from behind closed doors at the far end of the apartment. Help!
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It depends upon where the steam is leaking.
1. Leaking automatic air bleeder- turn steam valve off and replace the bleeder.
2. Leaking around the stem of the control valve- tighten the packing nut on the shaft under the control handle.
3. Leaking at the steam trap...tighten steam trap cover.
The following items will require a serviceman......
1. Cracked section- disassemble and remove or replace the section.
2. Boiler nipple leaking,,,dissassemble and replace nipple packing.
3. Leaking at stay bolt.. inspect through stay bolt, replace if broken..and replace seal.
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Has anyone had an occurrence of a Laser 730 or 731 over firing?
The top of the heat chamber and the heat exchanger glow red on high when this occurs....
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