Argo

Matt Remy

I am planning on installing Argo baseboard radiation in my home and would like to know if Argo baseboard is a good quality brand?

Thanks for your help.

Matt

kevin coppinger_4

I am not a fan....

of the lo-trim at all...I much rather prefer and all I use is Sterling kom-pac and senior.A much better looking product by far! kpc

Eric Taylor_37

Argo Panel Trim

Is what I have and my kids beat on it constantly. No dents yet! 16 gage front covers with a slight crease along the length adds eye appeal. Cost me about $10/foot including end caps. One note though--paint the ones that go in the bathroom with two coats of Alkyd enamel so they don't rust from the wetness!

Eric

bob eck_2

argo lo trim is as good as any competitive residential baseboard it puts out 560 btu per foot at 180 deg.
if you can aford it argo panel trim is better and puts out 740 btu per foot at 180 deg and you can double the element in panel trim and get about 960 btu per foot at 180 deg. with panel trim you will run a lot less total feet and if you double the element you will use even less baseboard.
i work for a p&h wholesaler an we have been selling argo for 30 plus years. i works great.

heatboy

I primarily use......

Panel Trim. I can run lower water temperatures than Lo Trim for the same linear length. The double tier element is great when trying to keep water temps as low as possible. The stuff is built like a tank, also. As much as I dislike fin tube baseboard, it doesn't get any better than Panel Trim from Argo.

hb

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Unknown

We use the low trim

It installs pretty easy and I like the plastic strips that run down the whole element to stop expansion noises . The only downsides are the damper - it seems to shut on its own alot - they don't use hinges like Slant-Fin , and you have to put it all together yourself - the brackets and damper have to be put in by hand .

As a side note - who else winds up cutting out the factory swedges that come on the elements ? They're usually too bent to use , or too shallow to be trusted .

kevin coppinger_4

If I have a leak .....

it is usually on a swedged fitting. I have asked every manufacturer to not put them on but it falls on deaf ears with one exception..Sale rep fron Sterling inquired but they need the swede in the production process...I use use wirsbo for baseboard loops and I also end up cutting off swedges a lot....kpc

MikeB34

I like

I like it. panel trim IS better, but the lo-trim has the plastic runner,(red line element they call it) and I like that the snap in hangers have a bracket for a return pipe if you need it.