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Baseboard heaters don't warm rooms

Cecilia
Cecilia Member Posts: 2
in THE MAIN WALL
Thank you for your relies. Good questions. I will have to find out if it is a gravity system or not and what pressure. I am a novice, is there an easy way to know? I find that the plummers we have had out to help know less than I do, it's hard to find people that still deal with radioators in our town. No, the rooms have never heated as long as we have lived here (5years) but they were put in probably in the early 90's so I am not sure about the history. One room is an addition and the other our master bedroom which does not look like an addition.

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  • Cecilia
    Cecilia Member Posts: 2
    baseboard heaters don't output heat

    We have hot water radiators throughout our old house except for 2 rooms which have base board heaters. The rooms with the baseboard heaters are always cold and you can not feel any heat coming from the baseboards, all other rooms keep a very comfortable temperature regulated by a thermostat and furnace. We have tried to bleed the baseboards but that does not help. Any ideas?
  • jeff_51
    jeff_51 Member Posts: 545
    are they on a seperate zone???

    If not, you will never get them to heat. What pressure are you running the system at and what temp? Most rads run about 140-160 and baseboard is usually run about 180. Did they ever heat those rooms? Are the rooms additions or have they always been there, Were rads taken out and replaced? Give us some more info please
  • Mark Anderson_3
    Mark Anderson_3 Member Posts: 12


    Is it a gravity system?




    Are there monoflo tees? Are they backwards?
  • Timco
    Timco Member Posts: 3,040


    BB heaters do not radiate much, or unless the pump is running. Radiators get hot, and radiate for a while...that's why the two cannot exist on the same zone. You want radiators in those rooms.

    T
    Just a guy running some pipes.
  • J.C.A._3
    J.C.A._3 Member Posts: 2,980
    OR...

    Depending on the piping, maybe some trv's and constant circulation ? Install the thermostat in an area that the baseboard is located in, and with TRV'S, the radiators will have their own "thermostats"

    It really depends on the piping, and if the radiators are sufficiently heating the provided spaces that they're in, This MAY be a cheaper alternative to system seperation.

    Try the "ask a professional" directory to the left. If it will save you some money AND make your home more comfortable at a lower cost....these are the folks who will let you know. Chris
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