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My Dad found this the other day!!

delta T
delta T Member Posts: 884
in THE MAIN WALL
Still in use, hot water system.
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  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    When you say found...

    Very Nice!. Get a big glass top and you got a nice table

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  • delta T
    delta T Member Posts: 884
    edited October 2016
    I wish.......

    He was just walking by this commercial building, its in a kind of breezeway to access different businesses, he saw it and snapped a picture. Hooked up for hot water and was hot so assume it is still in service.

    Must have been a hell of job to get that thing built and in place.
  • EzzyT
    EzzyT Member Posts: 1,344
    Wow that is a beauty
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  • Erin Holohan Haskell
    Erin Holohan Haskell Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 2,354
    Beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

    Here's more info on this type of radiator: https://heatinghelp.com/heating-museum/curved-corner-45-degree-angle-pantry-and-circular-radiators/

    I remember seeing one of those in the Old Post Office Pavilion in Washington, DC, but I'm not sure if they kept it during the recent renovation.

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  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    I'd love to have that one!
  • Canucker
    Canucker Member Posts: 722
    Fred said:

    I'd love to have that one!

    Get in line, @Fred lol
    You can have it good, fast or cheap. Pick two
  • BobC
    BobC Member Posts: 5,502
    Imagine having to cart that up a flight of stairs!

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  • Canucker
    Canucker Member Posts: 722
    Love is blind, @BobC ;)
    You can have it good, fast or cheap. Pick two
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    edited October 2016
    I'd find a way to get it in the house! Actually I doubt it would fit through any door unless you had a set of french doors or a slider. I'd still take it and try to split it in half.
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,601
    The Old Post Office radiators. I have to get over there to see if they survived the retrofit to a hotel.



    Retired and loving it.
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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,601
    Those steam vents are the remnants of a Paul System.
    Retired and loving it.
  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,317
    BobC said:

    Imagine having to cart that up a flight of stairs!

    Bob

    Build on site, no?

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

  • delta T
    delta T Member Posts: 884
    According to the literature that @Erin Holohan Haskell was kind enough to share, it looks like they came in two halfs that were then assembled on site. Much more door friendly.
    Erin Holohan Haskell
  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    delta T said:

    According to the literature that @Erin Holohan Haskell was kind enough to share, it looks like they came in two halfs that were then assembled on site. Much more door friendly.

    And 'people-carrying-them' friendly!

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  • Gordy
    Gordy Member Posts: 9,546
    Very elegant! Two halves make perfect sense. Custom made to order.
  • delta T
    delta T Member Posts: 884
    DanHolohan said:

    The Old Post Office radiators. I have to get over there to see if they survived the retrofit to a hotel.



    @Dan Holohan these are beautiful! Hope they survived. I have to ask what are the 3/4 coiled fin tube pipes tucked inside the radiator?
  • Tim McElwain
    Tim McElwain Member Posts: 4,642
    There used to be two of those in the City Hall in Providence. They did some renovating several years ago. I will have to stop by and see it they are still in service.

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