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Any of you guys ever do this?

dana_3
dana_3 Member Posts: 57
in THE MAIN WALL
yes. just finished second conversion last week. they worked out very well. as you might already know, remember to pressure test the rad's first. saves wiping up the h2o

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  • Steve Ebels_3
    Steve Ebels_3 Member Posts: 1,291


    If so, how do they work?
  • JohnNY
    JohnNY Member Posts: 3,287
    I wouldn't tink so, but....

    ...does it work with "steam only" rads?

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  • scrook_2
    scrook_2 Member Posts: 610
    Must have top push nipples

    They say survey the radiation for top push nipples (so no steam only rads) first as hot water must circulate across top of radiator before convecting back to bottom and exiting. Then derate radiator sq ft for expected water temperature (table provided). Of course you still have to run two tubes/pipes to/from the radiation back to the boiler.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    NO, but....

    I think I will be. That fitting would be REAL easy to build yourself. If you were so inclined, which I am not...

    Neat concept. I've actually done something real similar to that on steam conversions. Except we had a top return route (2 pipe steam) the problem was that the radiator was tapped with both (S&R) of the same side. Works great with steam, but poorly with hydronics.

    With non electric operation, that could save a butt load of energy and significantly increase the human comfort factor:-)

    Velly intellesting indeed.

    ME
  • Steamhead (in transit)
    Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
    They don't mention

    the increased pressure the system now runs under, and the possibility the old rads might leak. Which makes sense, doing so would hurt their sales.

    Also they seem to forget that much of Europe's older heating technology was destroyed during World War 2. The rebuilding was done with hot-water. That's why there's so much of it there- think what would have happened if Dave Lennox was European........

    And they haven't been following the Wall, otherwise they would be aware that steam heating is not necessarily inefficient.

    We won't be using these. The company can't get all their facts straight and ignores at least one potential problem. We've seen some disastrous conversions- would they turn and run when the liability lawyers show up?



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