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placement questions

I would put them under the window, but first a heatloss on the space is needed.

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  • tm
    tm Member Posts: 125
    placement

    I own a small cape. So, the upstairs is like an attic where the roof rafters start at floor level. With a very steep roof there is plenty of space and I have a large dormer in the back center which makes a nice bathroom. This leaves me with 2 bedrooms about 12x14 each. I have hwbb heat. My qeustion is where to put the new base. It would be easiest to have them on one end along the new knee walls I will build in each bedroom. These knee walls will be about 3 feet high. Will the heat roll off the sloped ceiling above and heat the rooms well enough, or will the other side of the bedrooms be cold? My other chioce is to put them on the each long wall which has a window - this makes more sense as I could center the units in each room, but then I wonder if I need something in the center area?? This is a separate zone I am running and the boiler can handle it. I will have a total of 30' of base including the bathroom. Thanks
    PS - I worked with a plumber for a few years and soldered alot so I am very confident of my work - I just don't have the layout knowledge.
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