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Edr calculations for unusual radiator

AndythePlumber
AndythePlumber Member Posts: 37
edited January 3 in Strictly Steam

looking for help calculating edr on these wall panels. Each individual panel measures 13x16 and appears to be made up of 9 sections each. Dans “edr” is shipping to my house on Sunday but I would like to quote the boiler replacement today. Thank you!

THINK

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  • Long Beach Ed
    Long Beach Ed Member Posts: 1,436

    They're in Dan's EDR book.

  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,521

    Andy is looking for a read ahead on the estimated EDR per assembly to get a size for boiler quote presumedly today.

  • AndythePlumber
    AndythePlumber Member Posts: 37

    that’s correct pc. If anyone has any info they would share. I was able to quote the work in budget form for my client today. A few sizes up or down on boiler size won’t really change my number too significantly. I was hoping for a heads up is all. And a good old fashioned mind share on the topic

    THINK

  • AndythePlumber
    AndythePlumber Member Posts: 37
    edited January 4

    even a rule of thumb with those panels. I did what I could with some of dunkirks literature and based it off of “sectional wall type” a 1 sq ft/section and came up with a number that I suppose makes sense. Please feel free to nerd out here with me

    THINK

  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 9,717

    I don’t believe that they are horizontally sectional. I believe that is one large wall panel section of which there are 12 on that particular wall assembly.

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • AndythePlumber
    AndythePlumber Member Posts: 37
    edited January 4

    you may well be correct Ed. Do you have any literature on the topic to reference?

    Also, big props to you sir. I’ve read a lot of your stuff and have been thoroughly impressed

    THINK

  • HeatingHelp.com
    HeatingHelp.com Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 92

    @AndythePlumber, that radiator was made by the American Radiator Company and was the Colonial pattern. Beautiful find! You can see it on page 8 of their booklet Radiation and Decoration from 1905 in the link below.

    https://archive.org/details/RadiationAndDecoration/page/n7/mode/2up

    And here it is in American Radiator Company's The Ideal Fitter (circa 1906):

    You can see the entire excerpt on the Colonial radiators here. These radiators could be configured in different arrangements.

    The Ideal Fitter did not include an EDR for this radiator, but the charts in this booklet about American Radiator Co's Peerless (formerly Rococo) Wall Radiators may help.

    Thanks for supporting our community and purchasing a copy of EDR!

    Erin

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    AndythePlumber
  • AndythePlumber
    AndythePlumber Member Posts: 37

    wow!!! Thank you Erin!

    THINK

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  • AndythePlumber
    AndythePlumber Member Posts: 37

    I have gone through edr and cannot find it there. Over the moon to have this information

    THINK

  • AndythePlumber
    AndythePlumber Member Posts: 37

    rococo was the closest I could find in edr. But no cigar

    THINK

  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,490

    @AndythePlumber , the scan that @HeatingHelp.com posted has the answer. Each ~16x13 section is 5 square feet,so 9 such sections is 45 square feet.

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  • HeatingHelp.com
    HeatingHelp.com Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 92

    Happy to help, @AndythePlumber!

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  • HeatingHelp.com
    HeatingHelp.com Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 92

    Thanks, @Steamhead!

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