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    Nov 30, 2010, 12:01 PM
    Steam boiler is returning water via steam pipe rather than through condensate tank
    I have a steam boiler heating system in my home. After steam is produced and goes to the radiators, it is condensating and returning to the boiler via the steam pipe rather than the pipe leading to the condensate tank. It is a two pipe system. The boiler overfills after each cycle and I have to drain off the excess water. What could be the problem?

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