Is Baseray considered a radiator or a fin tube?
I'm aware that mixing copper fin tube and CI radiators on a zone is a no-no. Question is, does CI Baseray fall under the same "class" as CI radiators or fin tube? It's cast iron, but has fins (???)
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Its radiation. Fine to mix That w/ CI rads.
Its cast iron so the mass of it heats up slower and releases slower.
Copper fin tube has no mass.
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The challenge is copper heats up and cools down five times faster than cast-iron. That creates a huge temperature imbalance when the two metals are on the same zone.
Retired and loving it.
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Is Baseray considered a radiator or a fin tube?
Radiator
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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Base(board) Ray(diator)
Slant Fin Galaxy GG100(1986) , 2 zone hot water baseboard, T87 Honeywell thermostats.1 -
It's both a radiator and finn tube but acts more like a CI radiator due to it's mass.
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Great. Thanks everyone!
Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.0
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