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Radiator help

cobain948
cobain948 Member Posts: 3
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Hi I'm a fairly new home owner and my house has a gas boiler with hot water radiators. I have cast iron radiators in all rooms except one. My plumber friend said he will hook up the new radiator, I just have to buy one. Im struggling to figure out what size radiator would be right for the room. Using a btu calculator I think this radiator is correct. Am I wrong? https://www.pexuniverse.com/10-section-4x25-cast-iron-radiator

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  • Alan (California Radiant) Forbes
    Alan (California Radiant) Forbes Member Posts: 4,243
    Seems too high.

    If you give us some more details, maybe one of us can figure it out for you. We need the following information:

    How many outside walls in the room?
    Square feet of any windows or exterior doors?
    Single or double glazed windows?
    How thick is the ceiling insulation? If there's a conditioned floor above, it's not important.
    How thick is the floor insulation? If there's a conditioned floor below, it's not important.
    What is the design temperature for your area or tell us where you live.
    8.33 lbs./gal. x 60 min./hr. x 20°ΔT = 10,000 BTU's/hour

    Two btu per sq ft for degree difference for a slab
    cobain948
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,577
    Have you tried the SlantFin website calculator?
    It seems a little inexact just to calculate the square footage, and one window to arrive at the heat loss.
    Room BTU requirements will vary on:
    location, and design day,
    Length of outside wall, and insulation characteristics,
    Length of inside walls.
    Ceiling, and floor insulation, if on a slab.—NBC


    cobain948
  • cobain948
    cobain948 Member Posts: 3
    Ok the room is on the second floor of the house with a half finished attic above it. 2 outside walls, both have newer windows, plaster walls im not sure what insulation is behind it. The Room is 9 feet wide, 8 feet high, 13 feet long. Im in west Michigan
  • JakeCK
    JakeCK Member Posts: 1,478
    edited August 2019
    Here is an example of one of my bedrooms. Keep in mind this is a bedroom with no insulation except for 6" in the attic with two old wood windows with drafty storms, and a exterior door with storm that is drafty too. outside design temp here is 5 and the indoor temp I had set to 72.
  • cobain948
    cobain948 Member Posts: 3
    So is everyone thinking something more like this?
    https://www.pexuniverse.com/8-section-4x19-cast-iron-radiator

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