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Cats and radiators

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hot_rod
hot_rod Member Posts: 22,139
in THE MAIN WALL
Euro designs embrace the ergonomics
Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
Living the hydronic dream
SuperTechVoyager

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 23,284
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    Lovely! My Olivia looks like the screen shot... only half again longer.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 15,523
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    UGH, Allergic to cats and dogs.....especially cats
    kcopp
  • gfrbrookline
    gfrbrookline Member Posts: 753
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    I had an old piece of granite left over from a kitchen remodel that I put on top of my bedroom radiator. Skinny cat now has a heated bed. She errs at me as I walk by, wish I could have that life.
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,835
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    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/160560/smart-cat

    R.I.P., Lucky.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 5,835
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    Suddenly for some reason I have a hankering for General Tso's Chicken. Mmmm.
    BillyOSolid_Fuel_Manluketheplumber
  • SuperTech
    SuperTech Member Posts: 2,160
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    My large Maine Coon cat loves my cast iron baseboards. The only thing he prefers to them is climbing around on the monoflow piping and near boiler piping.
  • DYI
    DYI Member Posts: 12
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    Another satisfied customer.


    luketheplumber
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,835
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    Another one, recently posted:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXW0UReTR3E
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,576
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    https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-55445476

    Very lucky cat!--NBC
  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,159
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    Our calico is a big fan of the rads. Never seems to overheat!
    betweentheframe
  • kcopp
    kcopp Member Posts: 4,432
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    Dogs have owners.... Cats have staff...
    Alan (California Radiant) ForbesPC7060Canucker
  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,159
    edited December 2020
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    betweentheframe said:
    @PC7060 are those new rads or did you have them tanked and polyester paint sprayed? Wow they look clean. 
    @betweentheframe - thanks, those are original 1928 radiators that I had sand blasted and powder coated. All came out beautiful. Movers are key when to get the units in and out of house! 

    When I started the project, radiators had combination of the 1930s gold metal coats and many many layers of paint.   

    All part of a 5 year renovation we are just wrapping with renovation of 39 original windows (ongoing) and replaced of the massively oversized gas boiler with a FireTube modcon (done)


    Here’s a really large radiator that’s also a cat favorite but she’s really not particular!   :D.  


  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,159
    edited December 2020
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    Haha, that’s a happy cat!
    Push in storms are nice. I went with Vel-A-Luke storm windows from West window. Insert into original storm window recess. Very clean and protect original windows. Also approved by Virginia Department of Historic Preservation.
    sorry about the thread jacking @hot_rod! 


    betweentheframe

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