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Bathroom Radiator - The Wrong Way

Long Beach Ed
Long Beach Ed Member Posts: 1,484
in Strictly Steam

Customer asked us if we could get more heat in her bathroom.

What we found:

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  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,452

    I’d call that an epic fail 🤣

    Long Beach EdEdTheHeaterMan
  • Long Beach Ed
    Long Beach Ed Member Posts: 1,484

    "Why can't I get this stupid kick plate to fit?"

  • Danny Scully
    Danny Scully Member Posts: 1,452

    “This model doesn’t have the holes for the pins ma’am” 🤣

    EdTheHeaterMan
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,659

    What's wrong?? I do all my radiators that way!!! Ha ha Mad Dog

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
    EdTheHeaterManLong Beach Edttekushan_3
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Member Posts: 5,591

    Its fitting with the color. 🤮

    EdTheHeaterMan
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,518

    Uhhhh, Beavis- huh-huh huh-huh huh-huh ………………

    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
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    EdTheHeaterMandelcrossvttekushan_3
  • TheUpNorthState88
    TheUpNorthState88 Member Posts: 52

    My brain hurts looking at this. Is this one of those optical illusion pictures? 🤣

    Lifelong Michigander

    -Willie

    Mad Dog_2
  • Waher
    Waher Member Posts: 329

    Do you have an after photo? I feel bad if she paid a ‘professional’ for that previous work.

    Mad Dog_2
  • Long Beach Ed
    Long Beach Ed Member Posts: 1,484
    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1831393#Comment_1831393

    I guess I know why it's this way now. The after photo is the same as the before photo. She didn't want to spend money to change it.

  • ArthurPeabody
    ArthurPeabody Member Posts: 39

    I don't know anything: what's wrong with this?

    old_diy_guy
  • Intplm.
    Intplm. Member Posts: 2,342

    Sure would like to see how its piped to the radiator.

  • rtv
    rtv Member Posts: 74

    I've never seen a radiator like this before. the only things i recognize are the valve and vent. What is going on here?

    Intplm.Mad Dog_2
  • Long Beach Ed
    Long Beach Ed Member Posts: 1,484
    edited January 2

    The vital information American-Standard left off the instructions in 1952:

    Back of a Sunrad Radiator: ( Face this side toward wall )

    Antique Vintage American-Standard Sunrad Hot Water Radiator 16-section ...

    Front of Sunrad Radiator: ( Face this side away from wall )

    The Third Worst Place to Put a Duct - GreenBuildingAdvisor

    They should have labeled the casting. So silly of them.

    Intplm.ttekushan_3Waher
  • scott w.
    scott w. Member Posts: 214

    LongBeach Ed, Thank you for the clarification. Am owner of a 1928 hot water heated house with a couple of SunRads installed. I never have seen the backs of the rads. Thought this was some kinda different style rad that I had not seen before. Now I get it!

    Long Beach Edttekushan_3
  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Member Posts: 11,305

    whoever moved it didn't want to swap the tapings for the vent and for the valve

    Long Beach EdMad Dog_2Waher

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