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by MarkS
Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:06 pm
Forum: Other
Topic: Residential Steam Boiler Control
Replies: 5
Views: 52750

Re: Residential Steam Boiler Control

With your system, are you seeing the 15%+ reduced consumption rate that you mentioned? What is the typical monthly difference from other years? (Specifically in the winter, if you still have the old bills, of course) I'll know better this coming winter, last winter there were too many variables; th...
by MarkS
Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:13 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Residential Steam Boiler Control
Replies: 5
Views: 52750

Residential Steam Boiler Control

I live in an 1890’s three-story brick home with a one-pipe steam heating system. In 2009 I had a new oil-fired steam boiler installed, and started to look at ways to reduce fuel consumption. There’s a principle in hydronic heating control called “outdoor reset”, where the heat produced by the heatin...