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Radiator feet pedestal?

Lemley
Lemley Member Posts: 2
After renovation, I am installing a new radiator but would like to have it a little higher to vacuum beneath. Another removed radiator had four pedestals to go under the feet (picture attached). I'd like something like them to raise the new radiator (possibly higher). But, I have no idea what they are called. Does anyone know? Plus, can you get them anywhere? Or, am I stuck with making my own? 

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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,512
    I would use

    Plastic checkers.
    Retired and loving it.
  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 856
    edited April 2014
    Casting Radiator Pedestals

    All Steamed Up, Inc.'s Foundry Division, located near our World Headquarters in Towson, Md has gone into (very) limited production of these very items.



    They are available in aluminum alloy, brass and soon, we hope, cast iron.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    "Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Baltimore, MD (USA) and consulting anywhere.
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/all-steamed-up-inc
  • RobG
    RobG Member Posts: 1,850
    I love it!!

    Are you guys gonna buy a foundry and start making your own boilers? I never know what you'll come up with next.



    Rob
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,512
    Okay, I'd use those instead.

    Do they come in black and red? ;-)
    Retired and loving it.
  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 856
    We Would Very Much Like To Make Our Own Steam Boiler

    We would like to melt down scrap h**t p*mps as our base metal for them, too!



    BTW, the radiator feet we make use scrap gas valves as base metal.



    We'd need a lot more capital, however. 



    Anybody want to get in on the ground floor on this venture?
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    "Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Baltimore, MD (USA) and consulting anywhere.
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/all-steamed-up-inc
  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 856
    The Customer Can Have Any Color They Want

    as long as it is silver or yellow!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    "Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Baltimore, MD (USA) and consulting anywhere.
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/all-steamed-up-inc
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,722
    Nice!

    So does one just come to your location to buy these?  I am actually only about an hour from you and I might be interested in buying some (quantity depends on price and what I can afford lol).  Or do you only use/sell these to customers you do work for?
    2014 Weil Mclain EG-40
    EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Boiler Control
    Boiler pictures updated 2/21/15
  • RobG
    RobG Member Posts: 1,850
    Factory

    I happen to know of a manufacturing plant in Dundalk that is for rent. It is formerly known as HydroTherm :) Honestly, if you decide to do it let us know. Capital is always there for the right idea.



    Rob 
  • gerry gill
    gerry gill Member Posts: 3,078
    You guys are awesome Gordo!

    now i know where to get them ;)
    gwgillplumbingandheating.com
    Serving Cleveland's eastern suburbs from Cleveland Heights down to Cuyahoga Falls.

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,796
    Rob, please

    send us the info.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • JStar
    JStar Member Posts: 2,752
    Foundry

    If anybody here ever opens their own foundry, count me in for voluntary work.
  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,722
    Maybe....

    You guys can develop a 3 pass GAS boiler since Burnham doesn't seem to want to do it!
    2014 Weil Mclain EG-40
    EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Boiler Control
    Boiler pictures updated 2/21/15
  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 856
    That is Our Dream!

    Why not do what is necessary to bring Steam into the 21th century?
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    "Reducing our country's energy consumption, one system at a time"
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Baltimore, MD (USA) and consulting anywhere.
    https://heatinghelp.com/find-a-contractor/detail/all-steamed-up-inc
  • Hap_Hazzard
    Hap_Hazzard Member Posts: 2,846
    Gas-Fired 3-Pass Steam Boiler?

    Where do I sign up to get one of those?
    Just another DIYer | King of Prussia, PA
    1983(?) Peerless G-561-W-S | 3" drop header, CG400-1090, VXT-24
  • Jason_13
    Jason_13 Member Posts: 304
    Radiator lifts

    Us boiler usually has them in stock. I have gotten them there before.
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 15,583
    Boilers

    Oh if someone would just release a 90% AFUE NG steam boiler.



    Can you imagine?
    Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment
  • Hap_Hazzard
    Hap_Hazzard Member Posts: 2,846
    I can.

    All it would take is a countercurrent heat exchanger. The problem with conventional boilers is that the media on both sides of the heat exchanger are convecting upwards. With a power burner, you could, theoretically, blow the flame in at the top of the vessel and vent it from the bottom. This allows the hottest flame to be adjacent to the hottest steam, and as it loses heat, the steam/water is cooler, so the heat transfer is maximized throughout the process.



    There's probably some technical reason why this can't be done easily--I'm sure other people have thought of this before--but if there's a problem to be solved, I wouldn't bet against these guys solving it.
    Just another DIYer | King of Prussia, PA
    1983(?) Peerless G-561-W-S | 3" drop header, CG400-1090, VXT-24