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> I've sometimes wondered if it would be practical to operate a steam heating system at a partial vacuum so that the condensation/vaporization could occur at a
by avhon1 8y ago
> I've sometimes wondered if it would be practical to operate a steam heating system at a partial vacuum so that the condensation/vaporization could occur at a lower temperature
He actually talks about exactly this in the video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQB0KK2rxcw&t=573 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQB0KK2rxcw&t=573
"You'll be sending steam up into the building at temperatures, in some cases, as low as 150 degrees" (83 degrees C)
- userbinator 8y agoLook up "vacuum vapor heating" for more info --- quite clever to do it even without using a vacuum pump, just special vent valves.