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so it's settling at about 14-15 psi, which is just what you suggested. But the reducing valve has a little stamp on it that says "set at 12psi." Is that ok? I think it's just sort of settled but I'd like to know what to do if I find it rising over the course of the night (other than run...

Thanks! I did that and fired her up, so we'll see what happens. My mistake, as I understand it, was going back and re-checking those other radiators. Here's my question though: I thought the line was supposed to be filled with water. Why was it so easy for me to drain it with just a few...

alright, I lifted the little copper hoop on the reducing valve. I heard water rushing in and I got it up to around 30. I ran upstairs and bled the first radiator, successfully! Then two more. When I got to the last radiator it was the old story. Confused, I tried the first three again, now with...

after poking around i believe it's not any of the knobs but rather the reducing valve in the second pic - the little gold bell. Before I go messing with that, any advice? I'd guess I need between 25 and 30 feet to get the water comfortably up from the basement to the second floor. I think I...

any way of telling from the pics where I would do that? Is it the knob attached to the bladder? I don't remember.

I try to bleed the upstairs radiators and they hiss for a while, then nothing. I don't know if the problem is that I'm not waiting long enough or if I need to add more water to the system. I took some pics of the boiler since I don't remember which faucet would add water anyway. Thoughts?