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Radiator rescued

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hot_rod
hot_rod Member Posts: 22,158
in THE MAIN WALL
Thanks to a tip here on HH, I traveled to Omaha to save this radiator. Home was built in 1910, would this type of radiator have been installed then? Sure was a grunt for 3 to load, the truck rides better
Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
Living the hydronic dream
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  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,739
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    Why did they take that beauty out? I think I would have remodeled and made it a focal point! Good job saving it!
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  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,578
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    I'm glad I posted that link-I knew someone here would find a use for it!--NBC
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  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 22,158
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    nicholas bonham-carter said:

    I'm glad I posted that link-I knew someone here would find a use for it!--NBC

    This contractor buys these homes in run down areas and either flips them or rents them. So they get forced air systems for heat and AC. Too bad it was a great old Victorian home that cried out for cast iron warmth

    I'll try this with various piping methods and film it with an IR camera to see how evenly it heats and how quickly.
    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
    kcopp
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
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    hot rod said:

    Thanks to a tip here on HH, I traveled to Omaha to save this radiator. Home was built in 1910, would this type of radiator have been installed then? Sure was a grunt for 3 to load, the truck rides better

    @""hot rod" I have a 1902 home and I have several of those exact radiators in my home.
  • JUGHNE
    JUGHNE Member Posts: 11,062
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    You better relocate that outside rock key. ;)
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,856
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    hot rod said:

    This contractor buys these homes in run down areas and either flips them or rents them. So they get forced air systems for heat and AC. Too bad it was a great old Victorian home that cried out for cast iron warmth

    You can't fix stupid................ but it looks like you really scored off of stupid!
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