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johnny1234
johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
in THE MAIN WALL
just figured i need 119 feet off baseboard for a house im building thats 119x600=71,400 btus in how big a boiler do i buy????

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  • Robert O'Brien
    Robert O'Brien Member Posts: 3,556
    Question?

    How do you know you need 119' of baseboard?
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  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    footage = how big a boiler

    sized room by room lxwxhx10=btu's divided buy 600=footage....added all together comes to 119 feet element
  • furnacefigher15
    furnacefigher15 Member Posts: 514
    What

    Method is that?



    L x W x H = cubic feet x 10 / 600 ?



    Where did that come from?
  • furnacefigher15
    furnacefigher15 Member Posts: 514
    Oh I see

    it now



    10 btu per cube and



    600 btu per foot emitted.



    I still don't know where the 10 btu comes from.
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    what size boiler

    also found this http://www.bgmsupply.com/calculateheatloss3.asp
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    what size boiler

    also found this http://www.bgmsupply.com/calculateheatloss.asp
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    baseboard heat

    this house is 300sq. feet 72,00btu's required to heat just sounds low ...am i wrong
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    baseboard heat

    this house is 300sq. feet 72,00btu's required to heat just sounds low ...am i wrong
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    baseboard heat

    this house is 3000sq. feet 72,00btu's required to heat just sounds low ...am i wrong
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    baseboard heat

    this house is 3000sq. feet 72,00btu's required to heat just sounds low ...am i wrong
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    baseboard heat

    this house is 3000sq. feet 72,00btu's required to heat just sounds low ...am i wrong
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    baseboard heat

    this house is 3000sq. feet 72,00btu's required to heat just sounds low ...am i wrong
  • icesailor
    icesailor Member Posts: 7,265
    House size:

    Are you saying you are building a house that is 119' by 600'?

    I have never seen how the heatloss program you used works. But, are you saying that the heat loss program says that a room, 10' X 10' with one outside wall exposure, and the same room with 2 outside wall exposures and a third room with three outside wall exposures all have the same heat loss values?

    If so, and you have a cat, and the program is on paper, use it to line the bottom of your cat box. It doesn't work that way. At least I've never seen it work that way. Though, it might work for you.
  • johnny1234
    johnny1234 Member Posts: 11
    baseboard boiler size

    first floor 7 rooms

    5x5x9 powder room 1windowbtu675

    kitchen22x14x9btu1window4336btus

    study12x14x91window4536btus

    foyer10x14x20frontdoor7200btus

    off kit eat in10x17x9french doors4590 btus

    livingroom 15x8x94050btusbay window

    din room18x14x97290btus2 windows

    fam room20x14x98100btus

    2nd floor

    bedroom14x14x91window5292btus

    bedroom15x14x91window5670btus

    bedroommaster18x14x97560btus1window

    walk in closet 7x10x91890btus

    masterbath14x11x94158btus1window

    bath8x5xx91296btus1window

    3000

    sq feet
  • furnacefigher15
    furnacefigher15 Member Posts: 514
    Johnny1234

    First off. Only press the submit button once.



    Second. Square footage / cubic footage is only part of the calculation.



    Do yourself a favor and consult a qualified heating pro in your area. At the very least pay them or an engineer to spec what size heating equipment and baseboard you need.



    Would you try to guess at what size I beam to use to hold up the floor over a 30 foot span? I wouldn't either.



    I know you want to save some money, but a job done wrong will cost 10 times more to fix later, then it will to just do it right now.
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