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    Rmachines Posts: 21, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 13, 2006, 05:26 AM
    Central Heating Radiator layout.
    Hi, I'm going to be adding a new radiator to my CH System, but I can't find any one else with my sort of layout. And I can't fingure out how it works?


    Now I'm going to attach a drawing so you can see what I mean. There is just one pipe running in series around the house. I don't get what makes the water flow into the radiators instead of just carrying along the pipe line.

    The system is pumped and heated by a back boiler (all part of the series)





    Sorry I can't explain much more, hope some one can help me :)
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    Nov 13, 2006, 08:05 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Rmachines
    Hi, im going to be adding a new radiator to my CH System, but i can't find any one else with my sort of layout. and i can't fingure out how it works??


    Now im going to attach a drawing so you can see what i mean. There is just one pipe running in series arround the house. i dont get what makes the water flow into the radiators insted of just carrying along the pipe line.

    The system is pumped and heated by a back boiler (all part of the series)





    Sorry i can't explain much more, hope some one can help me :)
    It sounds like what you have is a one pipe steam heat system , are you sure there is a pump on this system
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    Nov 14, 2006, 08:44 PM
    It sounds like you have one of these:

    http://www.diydata.com/planning/cent...ork.htm#single

    If so, according to this web page, it is simply the hot water rising that makes it go into each radiator along the line.
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    Nov 14, 2006, 08:59 PM
    Check the fittings at the feed side of each radiator they may be a special fitting that has a restrictor that forces the water to want to flow through the radiator there called monoflow tees ,

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