Dead Men's Steam School Seminar
This all-technical, three-hour seminar will make you familiar with the many types of old steam heating systems and what goes wrong with them. Dan Holohan’s easy-to-follow...
VXT-120 Hydrolevel Water Feeder Makes Loud Screech When Adding Water To Steam Boiler
This newly installed VXT-120 Hydrolevel automatic water feeder for steam boiler makes an unearthly screech when it feeds. The domestic water pressure was checked and found to be less than 65 psi.
The earlier models of feeders never made this noise when feeding.
It appears that the flow restrictor internal to the solenoid valve has been redesigned and that is the cause of the annoying noise.
Many thanks to Gordon Schweizer of All Steamed Up, Inc. for sharing his knowledge and this video. You can subscribe to Gordon's YouTube channel here.
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