Low Height Baseboard Needed HELP !!

Joe Brix

also makes the design line 6.5"

another option:

http://www.hydronicalternatives.com/html/radiantpanel.html

soot_seeker_2

Can anyone tell me if hydronic baseboard is available MAXIMUM height of 6". I built my wife a new dining room, used special patterned drywall on lower half of walls. Now she forbids me to cover up any of the panel patterns with baseboard. Shortest fintube type I found is Petite 7 (7" high). I looked at Runtal, but their price is WAY too much for my budget. Any help please???

J.C.A._3

How about....

Some nice staple up floor heating with Radiant Trac plates? If Runtal low rads are too much $, then this will put them right back into budget cause there ain't anything I can think of smaller than the Petite 7 Good luck. Chris

Tim_24

Slant/fin

makes what they call a "hydronic floor box", it is a finned-tube in a recessed box, mounted below the floor and covered with a steel grille. The only real limitation with this type is that is has to be installed beween floor joists.

Plumdog_2

Beacon-Morris toe-kick heaters

I make my own enclosures for the toe-kick fan-coil units that can fit between the floor joists even when they are less than 2x12 dimension. You can get 4200 btu out of the small one @ 180 deg for reasonable cost with a little fabrication and some ingenuity.

Brian_18

THANKS TO ALL

Thanks for the suggestions. I decided to go with the Sterling Design Line. They're only 5/16" taller than I want, and I believe I can trim a little off the bottom and make them 6" without sacrificing performance too much. I would have loved to do a staple-up radiant, but the house os over 100 yrs old, the floor consists of the original 1" T&G boards, and another 3/4" ply over top, with carpet. I simply couldn't push enough BTU's up through that much. I think I have a good solution now. Thanks again to all for the suggestions.

Joe Brix

Good luck

It's pricier baseboard but still more cost effective then the Runtal, etc.

FYI: Design Line is only 1/2 copper tubing.

Jake B_2

5\" available

Hi Jonathan,

I've just begun looking around so I've no idea how competitively these are priced, but I just found a baseboard that's just over 5". Check out http://www.aimradiantheating.com/

Blessings,

Jake

ScottMP

Don't cut

to much off the bottom because it does effect performance. All baseboard is designed for proper air flow acroos the fins and cutting them down OR having the carpet installer jam his carpet up underneath, cuts down the air flow and performance.

Anyone know the distance that furniture is Supposed to be away from baseboard for proper air flow ? I was told 18". HAHAHAH. THATS gonna happen.

Scott

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