Missing Hot Water Radiators: Options?

MarkReynolds1

Hi all;

I have a 3500 Sq. Ft. (above ground) three story house built in 1917 in Detroit, Michigan. The original coal fired gravity hot water radiator system was converted to a circulating gas system, with an American Standard 300,000/240.000BTU gross/net boiler (Model 1B J1 - G405); my guess this was done in the 1940's.

Sometime later, radiators in three rooms were removed for un-known reasons. Two of the rooms are "sun-room" type with  lots of windows; the take off connections at the mains are still there, but the piping is gone. The third room is a basement "speakeasy" rec room (Michigan got Prohibition in 1916), that had ceiling mounted radiators; the take offs are still there.

What can I use to get heat back into these rooms, they are frosty and affect the adjacent rooms. The house is a renovation project, so ceiling  access from below is not so bad. Used radiators are getting somewhat scarce, since we have a big scrap theft problem here(scrap companies are unregulated here). Baseboard fin tube? Floor radiant (however, I like carpeting)? I am scratching my head on what to do in the basement room. Anything else? Can I use copper pipe (or?) for the supply pipes?

Thanks for your help.

Mark

quack24

any of the thing you

Said should work you can even put radiant heat in the walls if you like

ChicagoCooperator

Insulate & calculate

Make sure you insulate and do calcs on required radiator size too. Good luck!