Chapter 3 - Steam Heating Systems

In a gravity return system, the boiler should be placed

The pressure balancing device that prevents the boiler pressure from forcing he water in the boiler into the return line is called a

When starting up a steam heating boiler it should be filled to:

If the water level falls too low during operation of a steam heating boiler the operator should

The Hartford Loop prevents the water in the boiler from

This steam piping arrangement was also one of the first heating system to be developed.

Slow or insufficient heat throughout a building heated by steam can be caused by:

The piping and heating units of a steam heating system must be so arranged that:

Which of the following would you expect to find in a steam heating system? 1. convectors 2. return traps 3. condensate tank 4. cushion tank A) 1, 2, 3 B)2, 3, 4 C)1, 2, 4 D)1, 3, 4 E) 1, 2, 3, 4

Identify from the following list, which systems are a piping arrangements for steam heating systems. 1. Hartford Loop 2. Two-pipe with variable vacuum system 3. One-pipe gravity system 4. Two-pipe return trap system A) 1, 2, 3, 4 B) 1, 2, 3 C) 2, 3, 4 D) 1, 3, 4 E) 1, 2, 4

Slow or insufficient heat in one or more rooms in a steam heated building can be caused by a: