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Herman Nielsen Invisible Radiators ~1930

jlt83
jlt83 Member Posts: 9
in Strictly Steam
Does anyone know of any potential sources for parts for the radiators housing / vents. I have a house full of these radiators with broken damper gears / control knobs and some missing the entire radiator “face”.

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,378
    Herman Nelson was merged into Amercan Air Filter some decades ago. These units have been out of production at least that long. You'd probably have to have something custom-made.

    Post some pics if you can.
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  • jlt83
    jlt83 Member Posts: 9



    The mechanism I'm trying to repair is the screw and gear assembly pictured.
  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Member Posts: 24,839
    The teeth look OK, and the engagement... what is it they aren't doing, or needs repair?
    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 23,375
    A good machine shop can replicate most any part. 3D printers can do amazing replication also in most any material.
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