How was this assembled?

JohnNY

How was this put together? Is something here left-right threaded?

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Doug Wagoner

This pipe radiator

was assembled one pipe at a time as one would draw it without picking up your pencil from the paper--back and forth. The support brackets were fabricated and the whole assembly secured to wall studs. Then the ends were connected to the supply and return. Very creative, labor intensive workmanship. With small hollow rollers (pipes) sleeved over the support screws this fabricated radiator could expand and contract without any noise.

JimGPE_3

Couplings

The couplings at the top and bottom are unfortunate. Wonder why they didn't just use the right length pipe? I can't imagine how the couplings would have helped with the assembly.

steve gates

the couplings could be left/right? when tightened they come together?

More than likely the union at the top and copper at the bottom allowed for the final hookup.

the main just zig zag

Tony Conner

You'd Leave...

...the 45* el before the 180* return not quite tightened into position, so that the next 180* could be screwed on. Then you could pull the 45* up where it needed to be, bringing the downstream return bend into position. Carry on installing the next section of pipe out of the return.

I've seen drawings of some rads like this that were flat against one wall (no elbows), where the return bends were less than 180*. That left clearance to screw the next return bend into place, because by the time the horizontal pipe got to the other end, it was far enough below the return above it, that there was room to screw the next return bend into place. The serpentine pattern wasn't nearly as tight as this one, though.

jackchips_2

It could have

been prefabbed without knowing the exact length to each final connection.

Mr. Smith

why is

the vent coming off the bottem connection???

very cool though.........one of these days will have to try to build one!

Frank_15

maybe

They are left and right couplings

Unknown

Because it's steam.

Air is heavier than steam.

Noel