What type of baseboard heater is this?(Pic attached)

static_k

Hi,



I don't know much about heating and in my house this morning I found a nice puddle of water underneath my heater in the bedroom. I believe I have a hot water single loop system.  When I took the side cover off the heater I see the elbow pipe that looks like possible a shut-off in it as well as something else that looks like maybe a shut-off on the top. I did some searching on the net and most pictures I find don't have that smaller valve looking thing. Is that normal? Is this a cast iron baseboard? The house was built in the mid 1950's and I believe the baseboard is original.



See attached file with the picture.

I also uploaded a pic on the web so you can see it bigger if needed:

<a href="http://www.moonlightcreators.com/IMG-20101202-00136.jpg">http://www.moonlightcreators.com/IMG-20101202-00136.jpg</a>



Any help is appreciated.



Thanks!

Dirjone_in_SD

Cast Iron?

Looks like cast iron BB to me from the pic you posted? 

Andyk

Cast Iron base board

I agree that it is CIBB, looks like Weil McLain to me.

bob eck

baseboard

if the fromt top is square its weil mclain if its round burnham

billtwocase

baseboard

Looks like a cast iron core only run thru a steel jacket. I think American Standard had something like this, but definitely not full cast iron baseboard lookin at that pic

tim smith

RE pic

I think it is steel baseboard. They spot welded the face to a water jacket behind. I do not remember the mfr but I have seen that in the last year on another job.

Henry

Cast

It looks a lot like a 50s American Std. Look here for infos:

http://oldcastironradiators.com/radiators.htm



Henry

static_k

Re: Cast

I think that's definitely it, Thanks Henry!

http://oldcastironradiators.com/CastIronBaseboards.htm

It looks exactly the same as Rad#26 in that pic.



Unfortunately the radiator was all rusted at one end where it was leaking. Beyond repair so I had to remove the unit  and pickup a new baseboard  heater at home depot. The room had 2 heaters and the other one was working fine. Should I just throw it out or is it worth trying to sell?



Thanks.