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Where do I stand First of all I really appreciate all the comments and suggestions. You are all very knowledgeable and sharing and I have learned a lot. Thank You. 1. I do believe my system was originally steam and converted to a hot water boiler in the distant past. 2. Talking with past...

you are correct, 1889. I am concerned about the sludge in the system. I have flushed the water out a couple of times and it come out clear but I know there is black sludge in the system. The tool mentioned says only use if copper pipe. My system is all black iron.

I had a licensed heating guy come and study my system. He seemed very knowledgeable but did not know why it was not working. He gave me an estimate to add a pump to each non working radiator, each with its own thermostat to force the water through it, indicating it would give the benefit of...

The supply and return shown in the picture are not going to the same radiator. It was just a convenient angle to shoot.

Yes I have checked all the bleed valves and no air is in the radiators, just water. Rod

Two radiators upstairs out of 6 are not working, and three radiators downstairs out of seven are not working. Attached is a piping layout, the supply and return for a radiator and three typical radiators.

About a year ago I purchased and moved into an old two story 1989 Victorian home in Kansas and now I am in process of restoring this grand old home. Over the winter I noticed some of the heating radiators were working well but others did not seem to get hot. The gas hot water boiler in the...