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degtosa
degtosa Posts: 2
in Buy, Sell, Barter

I am looking for a replacement radiator.

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I live in the Milwaukee area so can pick up. Otherwise I'll purchase one as long as it can be shipped.

Thanks

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  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Posts: 27,906

    What's the matter with that one?

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • pumpcontrolguy
    pumpcontrolguy Posts: 82

    It appears he missing a chunk out of the 3rd section.

    GGrossmattmia2
  • pecmsg
    pecmsg Posts: 7,612
    edited September 28

    start at the local scrap yards

  • Grallert
    Grallert Posts: 1,215

    You might also concider a panel radiator from one of many manufacturers in many sizes.

    Miss Hall's School service mechanic, greenhouse teacher, dog walker and designated driver

  • Jamie Hall
    Jamie Hall Posts: 27,906

    right then. Missed that.

    Br. Jamie, osb
    Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Posts: 18,974

    @degtosa , how tall is that radiator? This will help us match its output. Also, what pipe size is used to connect it?

    Co-Founder, All Steamed Up, Inc.

    Semi-retired

    Baltimore, MD, USA

    timfitchet
  • degtosa
    degtosa Posts: 2

    Sorry for the delay.

    The original radiator was 36 x 24. It's skinnier than a typical radiator since it was in a foyer, 16 sqft.

    I'm not concerned about heat equivalent. Just some heat.

    Pipe size is 1.25.

    Thanks

  • Steve_211
    Steve_211 Posts: 79

    If you can't find a replacement, you might also consider having the radiator disassembled, removing the damaged section and re-assembling it, making it a 6-section radiator.

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Posts: 18,231
    edited October 8

    us boiler. unless you need it to match exactly, us boiler makes stuff that will be functionally equivalent. castrads can make something that is more or less that style at a higher cost.

    https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/catsy.782/Baseboard+and+Radiators+Product+Data+Sheet.pdf

  • JimP
    JimP Posts: 116
    edited October 9

    If you want a vintage radiator try Wagner Salvage in Philadelphia. ( website link attached). Being so narrow makes a replacement hard to find. I bought one like that from them last spring. It was 10 sections and 40” tall. They had a couple more that were shorter. If you want an older style give them a call. They’re good to deal with, have good inventory, and are good with shipping options.

    https://www.usedcastironradiators.com/

  • mattmia2
    mattmia2 Posts: 18,231

    if you are just trying to take the chill off a foyer since it is hot water, you could get a tall, skinny runtal or 1 or 2 tube deep panel radiator. it won't hold heat like the cast iron so it won't exactly balance with the rest of the system but it will give you some heat in that corner.

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