Hyrdronic heat with a Steam System

DJ_209

I have heard that there is a way to use hydronic toe kick heaters with a steam system.  It is a bit tricky but it can be done.  I am redoing a kitchen and there is no wall space for a conventional radiator.  How can I use hydronic toe kick heaters and tie them into my existing steam system?

Rod

HW Zone

Hi- Here's a link that might be of help to you.

http://www.bellgossett.com/Press/BG-waterzone.asp

Maybe the pros on here could comment on what enhancements ( pumps, valves, controls etc.) they would make to improve this  design.

- Rod

Charlie from wmass

We always use

some kind of heat exchanger so the zone can be pressurized and it keeps the steam boiler water out of the small passages of a kickspace heater. That B&G would do a job pumping through that if it were a direct pump which it would need to be if no heat exchanger is used.

hkim54

adding another hot water zone

I am also interested in adding a hot water zone to my steam boiler for the purpose of adding kickspace heaters in my new kitchen. I already have one additional zone running off boiler for an indirect hot water supply. Can I add another zone to my Burnham boiler? Could I use the existing zone running the hot water supply?