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baseboard radiators?

dale_5
dale_5 Member Posts: 2
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I am trying to find some baseboard radiators to replace a standing radiator in a residential home. This is for a friend of mine who lives in the north and I don,t know or see to much radiators down here in the south. Any advise on who or where to look would be greatly appreciated.

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  • John@Reliable_2
    John@Reliable_2 Member Posts: 104
    www.burnham.com

    John@Reliable
  • Michael B
    Michael B Member Posts: 179
    traditional or

    other?

    www.runtalnorthamerica.com has some great options.

    Michael Bleier
    Able Distributors.com
    "The Supplier Who Works With You"
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,387
    Dale, does your friend have

    a hot-water or steam system?

    If this is a hot-water system, the baseboard must be sized using the same water temperature the rest of the system uses. Otherwise you will get too much or too little heat.

    If it's a steam system, it must be piped carefully or it will bang, spit and not heat. See Dan's book "The Lost Art of Steam Heating" for details.

    Also, the new baseboard should be the same material as the old radiator. Cast-iron behaves very differently than fin-tube and it's not a good idea to mix the two.

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