vyacheslav
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Greetings.
This is my first cold weather season in my new house (new to me anyway) with Boiler/Radiator heat. The house was built in 1950 and the boiler is maybe 10 years old. I had the Boiler serviced and got a education on the basics of how to use it. The main floor of the house is significantly warmer than 2nd floor.
I have the special "radiator key" to be able to "bleed" the lines, I have done so successfully throughout the house, starting with the ground floor and then working my way up to the second floor, following the instructions the technician gave me (letting all the air come out and then as soon as water starts to be pumped out to close the valve again). The house was 69 degrees and I set it at 73 so it would need to warm up and run for awhile, just to make sure that everything was working properly. All the radiators were working fine with no problems (they were all very warm to the touch in about 10 minutes). Once it reached the set temperature of 73, the main level feels warm and normal. It is much colder upstairs (probably about 10 degrees colder).
Is this normal? Any tips or tricks? Again, I bled all the lines and verified the radiators in each room upstairs were all working fine and were very warm to the touch when I first turned it on. The house has new-ish windows so there are no big drafts or outside air coming in.
The boiler, as expected, is located in the basement.
Thanks!
V
This is my first cold weather season in my new house (new to me anyway) with Boiler/Radiator heat. The house was built in 1950 and the boiler is maybe 10 years old. I had the Boiler serviced and got a education on the basics of how to use it. The main floor of the house is significantly warmer than 2nd floor.
I have the special "radiator key" to be able to "bleed" the lines, I have done so successfully throughout the house, starting with the ground floor and then working my way up to the second floor, following the instructions the technician gave me (letting all the air come out and then as soon as water starts to be pumped out to close the valve again). The house was 69 degrees and I set it at 73 so it would need to warm up and run for awhile, just to make sure that everything was working properly. All the radiators were working fine with no problems (they were all very warm to the touch in about 10 minutes). Once it reached the set temperature of 73, the main level feels warm and normal. It is much colder upstairs (probably about 10 degrees colder).
Is this normal? Any tips or tricks? Again, I bled all the lines and verified the radiators in each room upstairs were all working fine and were very warm to the touch when I first turned it on. The house has new-ish windows so there are no big drafts or outside air coming in.
The boiler, as expected, is located in the basement.
Thanks!
V
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