Cool Rads, check these out

GW

We just pulled some of these out of a home, in Amherst Mass

Steamhead

The problem is, you removed them from the house.

GW

I'm sad to say the system had already been abused, a 1.5 gph Peerless with one 2" riser and header.

GW

Old to new in one week. Notice the recommended boiler piping, that's my marking (not the guy who installed the Peerless)

ChrisJ

So, because it needed a new boiler you ripped out all of the radiation and piping?

Isn't that like throwing a car out because it needs an oil change?

GW

Yes, that's what I was thinking

ChrisJ

GW said:

Yes, that's what I was thinking

Oh,
So you didn't convert this, someone else did and then you came in to pull the radiators out?

Tinman

Cool rads, nice job! What did you use for the new heat emitters? Home-runned, just running on outdoor reset?

JStar

Where are these radiators right now? They better not be in a junkyard.

GW

Chris, no, we took out the old and installed the new system.

GW

Stephen, all new rads 33 series everywhere except for two 22s in the two bathrooms. We use Hydronic Alternatives. Yes it's on full constant circulation with the FW200 control on the wall in the living room. Alpha pump is running about 6 or 7 gpm. 70,000 btu worth of rads. Yes all home runned.

ChrisJ

GW said:

Chris, no, we took out the old and installed the new system.

GW

J, you can now breathe, they are in my basement. The HO grabbed 5 of the cast iron tops. We have all the rads and 3 of the matching tops. 3 of the 11 rads were basic.

BobC

They are a piece of history, I'm gad they found a new home - well done.

Bob

Snowmelt

What's up with the air seperator on the bottom teed off. And the vacuum break by the water heater?

JStar

Well, be prepared for a slew of negative comments. If I were you, I would have chosen to omit the part about removing the steam system. Things will get ugly around here because of it.

GW

Snowmelt, where would you like it to be intalled? Please give reasons.

GW

J, I guess you're right. It started out being a topic of cool rads

ChrisJ

GW said:

J, I guess you're right. It started out being a topic of cool rads

That were torn out for no reason and replaced with uncool rads.

KC_Jones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WChTqYlDjtI

Fred

So Sad

vaporvac

One of the sadder posts as they were made in the same town as the house. I could say a lot of things, but sad is what comes to mind. I don't understand why they couldn't be used in the current system. Sometimes homeowners just need educating. At the least they should stay with the house as the NEXT homeowner may want to reinstall them. They'll probably be pulling out the old windows, putting up aluminum siding and ripping off the roof next after watching too much This Old House and HGTV. . I'll stop now, these are just my pet peeves.
Colleen

kcopp

I am willing to give Gary a break. He has plenty of times where he has installed steam stuff. Sometimes if you try to convince a customer to install steam and they have their minds made up to get rid of it you lose the sale totally.... Hey it could have been a Scorched dry air system that went in.....
Gary How do you like the greenstar? I have a few in. A few 100 combi's, a 57 and a 151.

ChrisJ

kcopp said:

I am willing to give Gary a break. He has plenty of times where he has installed steam stuff. Sometimes if you try to convince a customer to install steam and they have their minds made up to get rid of it you lose the sale totally.... Hey it could have been a Scorched dry air system that went in.....
Gary How do you like the greenstar? I have a few in. A few 100 combi's, a 57 and a 151.

I'm kinda giving him a break because the work he did looks awesome.

Still not happy about the conversion though.

GW

Wow I didn't know people were so sensitve. This old system had been beat up, vapor lines hacked out, weird piping cobled together with copper out in the system. The home owner wanted hot water, we do hot water.

Yes I do steam too, just little house stuff.

GW

Here is our last little PEG 150 job. Please take me off your hit lists.

kcopp

Got any Pix of the 33 series rads? ... they are pretty cool.

Fred

GW said:

Here is our last little PEG 150 job. Please take me off your hit lists.

OK, that one works!

GW

Ckopp, I'm finally getting used to the FW200, I like how it can be installed on the boiler (demand circ) or on the wall (constant circ). I dig the pvc venting too. I've installed over 100 wall hung Vitos, I'm still waiting to hear about their 95% woes. Our state rolls out
$1500 for a 95% $1000 for less than 95 (over 92 I guess). I like the internal pump, and the cheesy plastic puker (totally non old school buy it saves a few minutes). I've got about 15 or so installed, only two combis and the rest ZBRs.

hatchet

feel like I just witnessed a death.

KC_Jones

I have zero issue with you for taking it out, just upset to see another steam system go away. Good on you for saving what you could.

JudySweetland

GW said:

Old to new in one week. Notice the recommended boiler piping, that's my marking (not the guy who installed the Peerless)

Install looks very neat and professional.