Baseboard Fins

Cathal

Where a room is underheated, does anyone know if you can add fins to a baseboard radiator? If so, do you know of any good resources / websites/ contractor to do this and possibly the cost per foot?

Charlie from wmass

They no longer make fins to add on

They did back in the 50's but no more. If you have base board with plain pipe in it then the plain pipe can be cut out and replaced with fin tube. It needs to be the same manufacturers tube, as in Slant Fin in Slant fin and Sterling in Sterling. If there is not plain pipe and there is room more baseboard can be added. Are you sure it needs more emitter and that it is not another issue such as air bound or a poorly working pump?

Cathal

baseboard fins

I have done a heat loss calculation and there is not enough fins to meet the heating load of the room. I thought I would be able to get clip on fins

HeatingSolution

There is a new product

There is a solution to adding more baseboard fin.  Its called Fin Clamp and you can find it by searching for Fin Clamp Baseboard Element on any major search engine. 



Hope this helps,