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Burnham Baseray Radiators

Steamhead (in transit)
Steamhead (in transit) Member Posts: 6,688
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If you're going to hot-water the operating pressure will be at least ten times greater. If there are any weak points, the higher pressure WILL find them.

Same for the piping. Your idea of an "upgrade" might leak all over the place. I've seen jobs where this happened and it ain't pretty.

Then you have to be sure the existing Baseray will be adequate to heat the rooms on hot-water. There's quite a difference: On steam, each foot of current-version Baseray emits 820 BTU per hour. On hot-water with incoming water at 180 degrees and outgoing at 160, with 1 GPM flow, you only get 520 BTU/hour.

This is why our company does not recommend or perform the conversion of steam systems to hot-water, and will not work on a system someone else has converted. There are too many things that can go wrong, and we don't need the liability.

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  • Peter_9
    Peter_9 Member Posts: 4
    Burnham Baseray

    I have 26 Burnham Baseray 2-footers. I am upgrading from steam to hotwater. Can they be used with the new system? What do I flush them with? What's the best way to remove the old paint?
  • bob young
    bob young Member Posts: 2,177
    yes

    They are designed for hot water. flush with a garden hose & test
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