Customers with steam heating systems often ask if there is any way for them to reduce operating costs. In addition, after asking, they note there is uneven heat distribution and want that resolved, too. Last, but certainly not least, they have received thermal burns from the hot radiators because 1 psi steam equals 215° F surface temperature. Older children and adults tend to make that mistake of touching, or grabbing the radiator just once!
From this mechanical contractor’s perspective, there are a number of options: