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Saw this beauty today.

Steve Minnich
Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,863
in THE MAIN WALL
Crane wrought iron tube?
Steve Minnich
4Johnpipe

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  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    Sweet. What's the edr on it.? Don't tell me it's coming out.........
  • Steve Minnich
    Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,863
    Yes. It's in a 121 year old church and the existing steam system is a disaster. Without looking too hard, I saw at least 35 pipe repair clamps on the existing piping without opening anything up. The boiler is in worse shape.
    I'm going to be proposing a home-run manifold hot water system with TRV's and a Lochinvar FTXL. 4 of the existing radiators are not nippled across the top. The remainder are all American Radiator Corto rads and I've had good luck converting them in the past.
    My competition are all pushing for forced air. I'm 90% certain I convinced the church to not do that.
    Steve Minnich
  • GW
    GW Member Posts: 4,896
    Nice what boiler you shooting with?
    Gary Wilson
    Wilson Services, Inc
    Northampton, MA
    gary@wilsonph.com
  • Steve Minnich
    Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,863
    Lochinvar's commercial Fire Tube, the FTXL.
    Steve Minnich
  • Matt_67
    Matt_67 Member Posts: 300
    We just put in a 600k FTXL - really nice boiler.
    Steve Minnich
  • Steve Minnich
    Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,863
    @Gordy - the rad pictured is one of the four that is coming out and going straight to my office. IF...I get the job.
    Steve Minnich
  • Abracadabra
    Abracadabra Member Posts: 1,948
    LOL!! You aren't trying to get the whole job just to get your hands on that radiator are you? ;)
    Solid_Fuel_Man
  • Solid_Fuel_Man
    Solid_Fuel_Man Member Posts: 2,644
    That is a steam only rad without connections at the top? That is one beautiful glove drying/bread warming beautiful iron piece!

    Taylor
    Serving Northern Maine HVAC & Controls. I burn wood, it smells good!
    Gordy
  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    I would like to see an IR picture of that one in operation.
  • Paul48
    Paul48 Member Posts: 4,469
    I had a copy of an old catalog, with that style radiator in it. Unfortunately it's on my old laptop with dead screen. The company was the guy that invented that style, and I can't remember the name.
    Mike
  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    Well what good are ya Paul?
  • Paul48
    Paul48 Member Posts: 4,469
    edited January 2016
    It was a Bundy radiator catalog. And evidently he didn't invent it. It offered the Bundy Loop or that style.
  • Paul48
    Paul48 Member Posts: 4,469
    My memory is horrible, it doesn't have that style in it, after all. Here it is though, and it's still impressive. http://www.archive.org/stream/bundyradiatorsfo00aagrrich#page/172/mode/2up
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,995
    Stephen Minnich said:

    @Gordy - the rad pictured is one of the four that is coming out and going straight to my office. IF...I get the job.

    Keep me in mind if you have more like that to part with.

    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • Steve Minnich
    Steve Minnich Member Posts: 2,863
    There's 2 on the site. I'm sure we can work something out if I get the job : )
    Steve Minnich

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