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flat radiator, single pipe system

Dan_43
Dan_43 Member Posts: 57
in Strictly Steam
I want to move a radiator to a spot that I only have about 2" of depth. Is there a flat radiator for a single pipe system?
Dan

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
    Nope.
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  • Dan_43
    Dan_43 Member Posts: 57
    I appreciate your straight forward answer!
    Could I build a radiator out of 1-1/2" black pipe, close nipples, Tees and elbows? this configuration would be orientated vertically with a tapped vent at the end of this contraption. Size would be based on matching the EDR of the existing radiator.
    Dan
  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,440
    edited January 2019
    Http://www.steamradiator.com, these are fairly flat. The minimum depth the “steamview” can be adjusted to it 2.5”.
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    They still need to stand off of the wall at least a couple inches.
  • luketheplumber
    luketheplumber Member Posts: 157
    just don't scrap the old rad keep it in the basement if you or someone else in the future wants to put it back

    Located in durham NC.

  • mikeg2015
    mikeg2015 Member Posts: 1,194
    Fred said:

    They still need to stand off of the wall at least a couple inches.

    Most of mine are within 1” of the wall. A few within a 1/2”. Not ideal, but don’t see an issue. Even a 1/8” air gap I have on one radiator is enough to prevent the wall from getting too hot.
  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    mikeg2015 said:

    Fred said:

    They still need to stand off of the wall at least a couple inches.

    Most of mine are within 1” of the wall. A few within a 1/2”. Not ideal, but don’t see an issue. Even a 1/8” air gap I have on one radiator is enough to prevent the wall from getting too hot.
    I'm not concerned about the wall getting to hot. Radiators need enough air movement around and behind them for proper convection.
  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,440
    @Fred, the steam view is designed to be at a minimum overall depth of 2.5”, 1.9” to center of rad.
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,601
    The depth off the wall has to do with convection.
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  • jumper
    jumper Member Posts: 2,385
    DanHolohan said:

    The depth off the wall has to do with convection.

    So if the rad is too big? I theorize that ideal heat is all radiation.

  • Fred
    Fred Member Posts: 8,542
    jumper said:

    DanHolohan said:

    The depth off the wall has to do with convection.

    So if the rad is too big? I theorize that ideal heat is all radiation.

    I would think if the rad is too big, it will only partially fill. Blocking convection would seem to me to be less than ideal in that you are preventing full heating potential of the rad.
  • Dan_43
    Dan_43 Member Posts: 57
    Thanks for all your comments. I understand the need for air flow around the radiator. The issue is that I need to relocate the point in which the heat enters the kitchen. After doing some more calculating in order to get enough EDR with the pipe I would have to have my pipes go to the ceiling! I will have to consider another location. Is it so bad to have a radiator on an interior wall?
    Dan
    neilc
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,601
    You can have the radiator anywhere you want within the room, @Dan_43. Just make sure the piping going to and from it is done properly.
    Retired and loving it.

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