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Hydronic piping arrangement

bluesnake100
bluesnake100 Member Posts: 5
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Just for sanity check. I'm looking to add a zone with 2 cast iron radiators and 1 cast iron baseboard. This piping arrangement should work correct?

1/2" branch off to each heating element.

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  • delcrossv
    delcrossv Member Posts: 1,468
    edited November 2024

    I'd suggest putting the first supplied rad on the end of the return (reverse your return). I'd worry your last BB won't heat well as flow will preferentially go to the first two rads.

    Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
    Ironman
  • bluesnake100
    bluesnake100 Member Posts: 5

    Thanks, Will make that correction, beside that, the setup should work correct?

  • delcrossv
    delcrossv Member Posts: 1,468

    Yep. Still might need some balancers, but yes.

    Trying to squeeze the best out of a Weil-McLain JB-5 running a 1912 1 pipe system.
  • Ironman
    Ironman Member Posts: 7,590

    Without knowing the size of your rads and the needed gpm, it cannot be confirmed that your pipe and pump sizing is sufficient.

    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
    delcrossv

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