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What model radiators are these?

pcloadletter
pcloadletter Member Posts: 38
in Strictly Steam
Neither of them have identifying marks, or if they do they are covered in many years' worth of paint. They don't seem to be the same models. Maybe American Arco or Pierce Eastwood?

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  • Joe V_2
    Joe V_2 Member Posts: 234
    These look very similar to mine

    If they are, then they may be Corto's by American Radiator:

    http://www.amazon.com/American-Radiators-Florence-Interior-Decorator/dp/B005G8L1A4
  • pcloadletter
    pcloadletter Member Posts: 38
    edited January 2013
    They also look like US Capitol radiators

    I don't think they are Pierce because they don't use screw nipples.



    My best guess is the first pic is an American Corto and the second is a US Capitol.
  • ToddB
    ToddB Posts: 75
    First one definitely is..

    an American Corto. I have several of them. Not sure about the second one.
  • pcloadletter
    pcloadletter Member Posts: 38
    Larger radiator

    The radiator in the first pic is on my four-season porch which is off the back of the kitchen. This radiator seems too small for the space considering it has one exterior door and six windows. I've balanced my system as well as I can with venting and everything seems to work pretty well, except the porch is always ~5 degrees cooler than the rest of the house, which I attribute to greater heat loss.



    If anything I think my boiler is oversized, so if I were to replace this radiator with the same model but with 5-10 more sections I think the boiler would handle it fine. Does anyone know a good place to find used radiators in the southern NH/north shore MA area? I know we're not supposed to discuss pricing, but could someone give me a ballpark of what I'd expect to pay for a used/refurbished radiator?
  • ToddB
    ToddB Posts: 75
    Second one is...

    a US Radiator Capitol based on the photos in the EDR book.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,314
    They're not Cortos

    a Corto would not have rods holding it together. By the time the Corto came out, American Radiator Co. was using threaded nipples instead of rods and push nipples.



    But whatever the brand, those look like standard large-tube rads. So any large-tube chart would work- Corto, Aero (National Radiator) Capitol (U.S. Radiator) Cameo (Weil-McLain) Fero (Burnham) and many others.
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  • Hap_Hazzard
    Hap_Hazzard Member Posts: 2,846
    My guesses

    The bigger one is a 25" Smith "144" 5-tube, 9-section. 29¼ ft² EDR.



    The smaller one is a 20" Richardson 5-tube, 4-section. 10 2/3 ft² EDR.
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