Top 5 Tips for Loop Baseboard System

jim lockard

Frank's in Baltimore, Wayne's is in Gaithersburg, Dan's in Alexandria. That three of the top guys in the area. Best Wishes J.Lockard

btc

Top 5 Tips Loop Baseboard Heat

Hello. A female neighbor just bought older house that has hot water baseboard heat (newer than house). 1999 Crown boiler, copper piping, fin tube baseboards...

Can a few experts give advice on top things to look for and adjust in order to make system run optimally or avoid problems? Believe it is a loop design.

I read Dan's Q&A section on topic--just looking for any additional tips from the hot water baseboard experts on Wall so I can help her out (Note: Her Dec. gas bill was $480 which seems high for Washington DC--my gas bill for steam heat was $130--similar house size).

Much thanks for any advice.

Bigb

Richard_13

High Fuel Bill?

> Hello. A female neighbor just bought older house

> that has hot water baseboard heat (newer than

> house). 1999 Crown boiler, copper piping, fin

> tube baseboards...

>

> Can a few experts give

> advice on top things to look for and adjust in

> order to make system run optimally or avoid

> problems? Believe it is a loop design.

>

> I read

> Dan's Q&A section on topic--just looking for any

> additional tips from the hot water baseboard

> experts on Wall so I can help her out (Note:

> Her Dec. gas bill was $480 which seems high for

> Washington DC--my gas bill for steam heat was

> $130--similar house size).

>

> Much thanks for

> any advice.

>

> Bigb

Richard_13

High Fuel Bill?

Hello,

Try cleaning the heat exchanger, 1/8 inch of soot can be costing her as much as 30% more in extra fuel. With just that little soot build up.

Rodney Summers

check the BB

is it actually getting hot? Could it be air bound? Are all the fins clean and unblocked? Doesn't matter how good a heating system is if the old house has lousy insulation and large amount of heat loss.

Leo

Find a Professional

Look to the left at Find a Professional and call All Steamed Up, Inc.. Steamhead has done a few jobs to save the customer money, it is also a good time to establish a relationship with a service company in case of future breakdowns.

Leo

Anthony Menafro

Baseboard

Make sure that all of the baseboard rads aren't covered by furniture and long hanging drapery. Also be sure that all windows and doors are properly sealed.

Anthony Menafro

chuck_9

we put you in heat

Make sure basebord is at least 1 inch off the carpet. put purge valves on return side of boiler. put a good air scoop in feed side. put circulators on feed side. make a loop donot tee off any where. check lenght of run of base against manuf. sugestions.

william_5

i was sent to a home for the same thing new peerless boiler w f5 reilo phase 3 hot water 4 zones after checking thing out boiler was clean three zones ok new homeowners did not know they have a 4th zone that thermastat was maxed out to 80 that zone was also found in the garage the old owner hade a diesal car i guess they did not want to plug it in