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A two pipe steam system operates with two pipes; steam created at the boiler travels through the supply or “main” pipe. The steam pushes all of the air ahead of it through the supply pipes connecting to radiators. The air in the supply pipes travels through all of the radiators which then passes through the steam trap. Once the air passes through each radiator the steam causes the steam trap to close and allow the radiator to heat up. There is a one pipe steam system also. I will write about that in an upcoming post.

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Fallon Solutions recommends installing a thermostatic valve on all hot water systems in homes and businesses to prevent burns and scalding. These valves need to regulate outlets at temperatures no greater than 50 degrees Celsius in domestic settings and 45 degrees Celsius in places such as:

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Fallon Solutions recommends installing a thermostatic valve on all hot water systems in homes and businesses to prevent burns and scalding. Did you know you can receive third-degree burns in as little as 1 second when exposed to hot water between 65 and 80 degrees Celsius. Fallon Solutions, with its team of master plumbers, is your trusted supplier, tester, and installer of thermostatic mixing valves. These valves guarantee the safe delivery of hot water in your home or workplace.

Contact Fallon Solutions to book your yearly thermostatic mixing valve testing on 1300 054 488 or complete our plumbing enquiry form and one of our friendly team will contact you.

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A “steam trap” is a device used to discharge condensate and non-condensable gases with a negligible consumption or loss of live steam. Most steam traps are nothing more than automatic valves. They open, close or modulate automatically. The three important functions of steam traps are:

A thermostatic mixing valve calculates hot and cold water input flows to ensure the correct output temperature. While hot water storage is required at 60 degrees Celsius to inhibit Legionella bacteria growth, the safe tap water temperature should not exceed 50 degrees Celsius to prevent scalding. Fallon Solutions conducts thermostatic valve testing to verify that your hot water meets the correct temperature standards.

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Do you have a steam heating system in your home or a building working with steam traps? Chances are it is a two-pipe system. How do you know? Take at a look at your radiators, if it has a steam trap like in the above picture, then it is a two-pipe system. Do you have some heaters that don’t heat up on a call for heat? If you are experiencing this, find out what can cure this problem and get your radiator back to normal.

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After the radiator trap closes the air then travels through the “dry return.” That is the exit pipe of the steam trap. The air is forced down through all of the return pipes where it passes through a device called an “F & T trap” usually located in the basement. Once all of the air passes through the F & T trap, it closes allowing the steam to stay in the supply portion of the heating system. The air then passes out of the main vent or the vent opening on a condensate receiver. Some two pipe steam systems utilize a condensate receiver with a pump versus a wet return pipe that drains by gravity into the boiler.

Thermostatic mixing valves must be installed and serviced annually to comply with the National Plumbing and Drainage Code AS 3500. According to legislation, these valves require servicing and maintenance at intervals no greater than 12 months. Our administration team can schedule annual maintenance, ensuring compliance with relevant legislations.

Radiators that don’t heat up in a two pipe steam system usually can have any of the following three symptoms, and they are: