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English radiators

David_50
David_50 Member Posts: 6
in THE MAIN WALL
I've looked at a couple of British web sites with scads of  stylish steams stuff.  I did the conversion from watts to BTU to square feet- should work.  Needs some metric adapters.  But can you get it in the US?



David

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  • David_50
    David_50 Member Posts: 6
    Hey- it's not a dumb idea

    My wife is Russian.  Everything there is two pipe steam with tiny radiators (in new installations). 



    I guess it's tubes in the floor or nothing.
  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,212
    My advice

    to you is to stick with radiators you can buy in this country.  As beautiful as they look, there are often problems.  Late shipments, back-ordered items that never get filled, dropped orders, wrong dimensions, damaged in transit..........



    Just my 2¢
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • EricAune
    EricAune Member Posts: 432
    Dimensions

    The rads you are looking at will likely have running threads rather than tapered.  This is definitely something to be considered.

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,212
    Super Dope

    I've been recommending this thread sealant for years:



    http://www.argco.com/store/Main.aspx?p=itemdetail&item=1010085



    It's anaerobic and will seal where other sealants fail.
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
  • bb_5
    bb_5 Member Posts: 15
    Try

    The Heating Depot in NYC.  here's a link to their site:



    http://www.heatdepotengineers.com/home/



    bb
  • Gordo
    Gordo Member Posts: 857
    Thread Sealant

    Does this stuff work with steam?



    Do they sell it in slightly smaller quantities!?



    What's the shelf life?
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  • bob eck
    bob eck Member Posts: 930
    radiators

    Check out burnham boilers company

    they have some fancy radiators and regular ones.

    [url=http://www.burnham.com]www.burnham.com
  • David_50
    David_50 Member Posts: 6
    Thank you gentlemen

    I think I'll walk Burnham literature down to Bayonne Plumbing and steer my wife to the Manhattan design place.



    I'll check back for a few days.  I'm having fun with my little steam system.
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