Radiator feet pedestal?

Lemley

After renovation, I am installing a new radiator but would like to have it a little higher to vacuum beneath. Another removed radiator had four pedestals to go under the feet (picture attached). I'd like something like them to raise the new radiator (possibly higher). But, I have no idea what they are called. Does anyone know? Plus, can you get them anywhere? Or, am I stuck with making my own? 

DanHolohan

I would use

Plastic checkers.

Gordo

Casting Radiator Pedestals

All Steamed Up, Inc.'s Foundry Division, located near our World Headquarters in Towson, Md has gone into (very) limited production of these very items.



They are available in aluminum alloy, brass and soon, we hope, cast iron.

RobG

I love it!!

Are you guys gonna buy a foundry and start making your own boilers? I never know what you'll come up with next.



Rob

DanHolohan

Okay, I'd use those instead.

Do they come in black and red? ;-)

Gordo

We Would Very Much Like To Make Our Own Steam Boiler

We would like to melt down scrap h**t p*mps as our base metal for them, too!



BTW, the radiator feet we make use scrap gas valves as base metal.



We'd need a lot more capital, however. 



Anybody want to get in on the ground floor on this venture?

Gordo

The Customer Can Have Any Color They Want

as long as it is silver or yellow!

KC_Jones

Nice!

So does one just come to your location to buy these?  I am actually only about an hour from you and I might be interested in buying some (quantity depends on price and what I can afford lol).  Or do you only use/sell these to customers you do work for?

RobG

Factory

I happen to know of a manufacturing plant in Dundalk that is for rent. It is formerly known as HydroTherm Honestly, if you decide to do it let us know. Capital is always there for the right idea.



Rob 

gerry gill

You guys are awesome Gordo!

now i know where to get them

Steamhead

Rob, please

send us the info.

JStar

Foundry

If anybody here ever opens their own foundry, count me in for voluntary work.

KC_Jones

Maybe....

You guys can develop a 3 pass GAS boiler since Burnham doesn't seem to want to do it!

Gordo

That is Our Dream!

Why not do what is necessary to bring Steam into the 21th century?

Hap_Hazzard

Gas-Fired 3-Pass Steam Boiler?

Where do I sign up to get one of those?

Jason_13

Radiator lifts

Us boiler usually has them in stock. I have gotten them there before.

ChrisJ

Boilers

Oh if someone would just release a 90% AFUE NG steam boiler.



Can you imagine?

Hap_Hazzard

I can.

All it would take is a countercurrent heat exchanger. The problem with conventional boilers is that the media on both sides of the heat exchanger are convecting upwards. With a power burner, you could, theoretically, blow the flame in at the top of the vessel and vent it from the bottom. This allows the hottest flame to be adjacent to the hottest steam, and as it loses heat, the steam/water is cooler, so the heat transfer is maximized throughout the process.



There's probably some technical reason why this can't be done easily--I'm sure other people have thought of this before--but if there's a problem to be solved, I wouldn't bet against these guys solving it.