Welcome! Here are the website rules, as well as some tips for using this forum.
Need to contact us? Visit https://heatinghelp.com/contact-us/.
Click here to Find a Contractor in your area.
Help w/EDR of this radiator
ryanr256
Member Posts: 49
I have a radiator hanging from the ceiling of my garage. The dimensions are:
approx. 3 inches thick
the ends of each section are approx. 2 1/2 inches wide
the middle tubes of each section are approx. 1 1/2 inches wide
if I were to stand it up with the inlet on the bottom, it's 27 1/2 inches tall
each section is approx. 12 1/2 inches wide
there are 6 sections total
I posted in another thread that it's currently vented with a Hoffman 1, but it's actually a Hoffman 2.
What would be the best estimate for an EDR of this radiator?
Thanks,
-Bob
approx. 3 inches thick
the ends of each section are approx. 2 1/2 inches wide
the middle tubes of each section are approx. 1 1/2 inches wide
if I were to stand it up with the inlet on the bottom, it's 27 1/2 inches tall
each section is approx. 12 1/2 inches wide
there are 6 sections total
I posted in another thread that it's currently vented with a Hoffman 1, but it's actually a Hoffman 2.
What would be the best estimate for an EDR of this radiator?
Thanks,
-Bob
0
Comments
-
Each of those sections
is 9 square feet. So your rad is 54 square feet. It's a standard wall rad that happens to be hung from the ceiling.
Why is it there? Because antifreeze for cars hadn't been invented yet.
The Hoffman #2 vent is a vacuum type, which doesn't work well with oil or gas firing. If you don't want much heat in there, a Gorton #4 would be a good replacement.All Steamed Up, Inc.
Towson, MD, USA
Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
Oil & Gas Burner Service
Consulting0 -
Thanks!
Thanks for the info. The house was built in 1928 so you're probably right about the anti-freeze. I think it was originally coal, but currently we have natural gas.
The ceiling of the garage is the floor of our dining room. Our garage is in the basement. While I don't need it to be 70 degrees, I would like to keep some heat there. Plus a good portion of the main is looped through the garage.
Again, thanks. This will allow me to complete JP's spreadsheet for the venting of the system.
-Bob0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 86.3K THE MAIN WALL
- 3.1K A-C, Heat Pumps & Refrigeration
- 53 Biomass
- 422 Carbon Monoxide Awareness
- 90 Chimneys & Flues
- 2K Domestic Hot Water
- 5.4K Gas Heating
- 99 Geothermal
- 156 Indoor-Air Quality
- 3.4K Oil Heating
- 63 Pipe Deterioration
- 916 Plumbing
- 6K Radiant Heating
- 381 Solar
- 14.9K Strictly Steam
- 3.3K Thermostats and Controls
- 53 Water Quality
- 41 Industry Classes
- 47 Job Opportunities
- 17 Recall Announcements