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A new best friend

FranklinD
FranklinD Member Posts: 399
in THE MAIN WALL
Made contact with a local fellow today who rescues and restores/refinishes cast iron radiators and baseboards to resell. He has some beautiful stuff. I'll be going to check some more out next week...

I contacted him to ask about any round radiators he might have... I was not disappointed! He has quite a few and they are gorgeous!
Ford Master Technician, "Tinkerer of Terror"
Police & Fire Equipment Lead Mechanic, NW WI
Lover of Old Homes & Gravity Hot Water Systems
kcoppTinman

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  • Rich_49
    Rich_49 Member Posts: 2,769
    Is he a secret or can we know who he is and how to make contact ?
    You didn't get what you didn't pay for and it will never be what you thought it would .
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  • KC_Jones
    KC_Jones Member Posts: 5,840
    Rich said:

    Is he a secret or can we know who he is and how to make contact ?

    What he said!
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  • FranklinD
    FranklinD Member Posts: 399
    Oh. Duh! Absolutely. He's based in Duluth, MN. I've had a heckuva time finding anyone around here who deals in refurbished rads. I know I'm quite a distance from many of you but he says he delivers regularly all over the state of MN and beyond. Seems like a decent fellow.

    Northland Radiator
    Kurt Peters
    Duluth, MN
    (218) 393 0392
    Peterskurt@hotmail.com

    He said he charges $12/inch of total length, therefore the deeper/taller radiators are better values.

    The price is pretty high on that white round, which I fully expected. He said he has a LOT of time and money into it.

    Some more pics:
    Ford Master Technician, "Tinkerer of Terror"
    Police & Fire Equipment Lead Mechanic, NW WI
    Lover of Old Homes & Gravity Hot Water Systems
    kcopp
  • FranklinD
    FranklinD Member Posts: 399
    I may have misunderstood him on how many 'rounds' he has...not quite a few, but 'just' a few. My apologies in advance. I hope to swing by next week and take a look at a few myself...looking for a radiator for my basement office area. I'm
    Ford Master Technician, "Tinkerer of Terror"
    Police & Fire Equipment Lead Mechanic, NW WI
    Lover of Old Homes & Gravity Hot Water Systems
  • tim smith
    tim smith Member Posts: 2,807
    Did you ever buy any from him? Go well? I just talked to him this am and he is prepping one to send me for a job.
  • FranklinD
    FranklinD Member Posts: 399
    I didn't yet...I actually spent most of last winter working on my basement, waterproofing, insulating, and cleaning about 8 layers of paint off of the concrete floor. I wasn't sure what size radiator I would want/need for the space until I was closer to done.

    But, I'm hoping to nab one from him this summer, so I can get it plumbed up and ready to go for next winter.

    Glad the info was able to help you out somehow!
    Ford Master Technician, "Tinkerer of Terror"
    Police & Fire Equipment Lead Mechanic, NW WI
    Lover of Old Homes & Gravity Hot Water Systems

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