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Old 3/20/08, 12:32 PM
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the house has radiant baseboard heat,

my question is, what is that valve/release looking thing in the center of the pic?

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Old 3/20/08, 12:38 PM
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Bad attachment Joseph. Try again


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Old 3/20/08, 12:56 PM
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my bad, there it is.
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Old 3/20/08, 1:00 PM
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It may be an air seperator.
Looks older than the ones I'm used to.


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Old 3/20/08, 1:09 PM
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An air separator ?
is it sort of like a presure balancing device?
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Old 3/20/08, 1:13 PM
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It removes air in the system that happens when water is added with disoved air.

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Old 3/20/08, 1:19 PM
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Oh,I see !! its like a bleed valves on radiators, only this one handles the whole shebang at once. Very cool

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Never seen one like that Michael. Nice find.


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