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Mounting Charleston Rads Vertically

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Jakek
Jakek Member Posts: 55
in Strictly Steam
On the streamradiators.com gallery they have a photo of what appears to be a one-pipe Charleston radiator mounted vertically. (2nd row down.) Will this actually work with these?

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 23,286
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    Sure. So long as it slightly pitched down to the right, each element can drain as it needs to, and that's the critical thing.
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • ethicalpaul
    ethicalpaul Member Posts: 5,702
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    Quite a bit smaller EDR looks like, hope the kitchen is warm :)
    NJ Steam Homeowner. See my sight glass boiler videos: https://bit.ly/3sZW1el
  • nicholas bonham-carter
    nicholas bonham-carter Member Posts: 8,576
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    I would be concerned that they appear to have much less thermal mass than the originals they have replaced.
    In a hot water system, they would be fine, but for steam, maybe not.--NBC
    ethicalpaul
  • Jakek
    Jakek Member Posts: 55
    edited December 2020
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    I have one. As expected it cools off quicker than a cast iron rad with the same BTU rating. But in removing the old in-wall radiator I was able to considerably improve the room's insulation so it's a wash heat wise. I like the look of the Charleston and the fact it leave the floor open.

    To @ethicalpaul point, yeah, in the gallery photo the Charleston they show is probably 1/10 the output of the original. Definitely a deceptive picture if people are to assume the two are equal.
    ethicalpaul

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