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The bleeders are at the boiler, each zone "should" have one. It may have
a cap covering it, but it looks like a fitting that you attach a garden
hose to


Aha. I'll go check. I couldn't find a thing on any of the upstairs
pipes, so I'll check the boiler.

Follow up question: should I bleed all of my zones on any kind of
schedule, or just when I am having a problem?

Donna

Note that the bleeder valve on the baseboard will either have a slotted
screw head that can be turned by a screwdriver OR it will have a square
rod that requires a special key to turn. You shoulf be able to get this
key at any hardware or plumbing supply store for about 50¢. Just ask for
a radiator valve key.

Thanks, everyone. I went down and looked at the oil burner/water heater
thing, and lo and behold, there were five hose connectors, neatly labeled by
zone (well, except the one at floor level - not sure what that goes to.).
Anyway, I turned on the second floor heat, and drained a couple of buckets
of water out of the corresponding hose connector. Was that enough water,
do you think? I didn't really notice anychange in pressure as I was
draining the water. Oddly, the water was tea-colored, I'm assuming from the
copper pipes. I suppose that's normal?

Donna