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Zoning an old baseboard heat system

Crossbones
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Hi,
We are remodeling a house for a customer.
He has a 1950's house with a pretty inefficient baseboard heat system. Copper fin.
The previous owner remodeled the downstairs and capped off the only heating loop down there.
Now, there are two loops upstairs.
It's a 1200ft. sq. upstairs....
1200 down.
We would like to cut the heating upstairs into 2 Zones using actuators and add one down .
There is a gas boiler (Burnham series 2) That is not incredibly old.
Can anyone give me some pointers on where to start?
I have experience running pex, plumbing and the like, so I think we should be able to accomplish this.
My plan a was to get a 3 zone Rehau manifold with actuators and start planning out the loops.
We do have access to the underside of the radiators.
I was just wondering if we can re-use the circulator pump that is hooked to the boiler.
I am happy to provide any details.
Thanks for your time.
CB
We are remodeling a house for a customer.
He has a 1950's house with a pretty inefficient baseboard heat system. Copper fin.
The previous owner remodeled the downstairs and capped off the only heating loop down there.
Now, there are two loops upstairs.
It's a 1200ft. sq. upstairs....
1200 down.
We would like to cut the heating upstairs into 2 Zones using actuators and add one down .
There is a gas boiler (Burnham series 2) That is not incredibly old.
Can anyone give me some pointers on where to start?
I have experience running pex, plumbing and the like, so I think we should be able to accomplish this.
My plan a was to get a 3 zone Rehau manifold with actuators and start planning out the loops.
We do have access to the underside of the radiators.
I was just wondering if we can re-use the circulator pump that is hooked to the boiler.
I am happy to provide any details.
Thanks for your time.
CB
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