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Diverter - Tee hot water heating system

filchuck
filchuck Member Posts: 3
in THE MAIN WALL
I am moving my radiators 4 inches off the walls to allow for insulation and drywall on the walls, in doing so I will have to add two 90 elbows on the inlet and outlet of rads. I can't get below the floor to come straight up. Will this effect the flow through the rads and if so can I put in a higher head circ. pump. Any help would be appreciated.

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  • Mark Eatherton
    Mark Eatherton Member Posts: 5,858
    edited September 2009
    Doubtful it will affect the flow significantly, but....

    Make certain you leave a vent ell to remove the trapped air serving the individual convectors, or you will wish you had never touched it :-)Each elbow is the equal of 3 linear feet of piping, Times 2 additional elbows equals 6 feet of equivalent pipe. It should not significantly affect the flow through the base board. Make certain you ream your pipes to full bore.ME

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  • filchuck
    filchuck Member Posts: 3
    Thanks

    Mark thanks for the information. Each rad has a bleeder vent on the outlet elbow. The supply line is  1 1/4 " copper pipe reduced to 1/2 " at the diverter tees. The rads sit about a foot above the supply line. Do you think this helps the situation.

    Thanks again

    Filchuck
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