moving radiators for painting/floors

Sharon

Hi there. I have a small 1878 townhouse with a two pipe steam radiator system. I need to move the radiators to do some renovation work to the walls behind and floors underneath the radiators. What do I need to do to move them? Do I need to cap the pipes while the work is being done or attach something so it's still circulating? I'd be grateful for some input - no one seems to have the answer to this question. thanks

Victor H Plank

> Hi there. I have a small 1878 townhouse with a

> two pipe steam radiator system. I need to move

> the radiators to do some renovation work to the

> walls behind and floors underneath the radiators.

> What do I need to do to move them? Do I need to

> cap the pipes while the work is being done or

> attach something so it's still circulating? I'd

> be grateful for some input - no one seems to have

> the answer to this question. thanks





Sharon
You need a plumber or steamhead to move your radiators (wait until the end of the heating season). He will reinstall them when your repairs are done

Alan(CaliforniaRadiant)Forbes

Yes, by all means

hire a professional. But to answer your question, either:

1) Turn off your heating system so it can't fire, remove the radiators without capping the lines; replace after work is done; check for leaks.

or, if you want the remainder of your radiators to function while other radiators have been removed,

2) remove the radiators and cap the supply and return; no need to loop the lines.

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Bill_31

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Tim Zwicker

clunking radiators

Having a problem with the basement zone .When the zone shuts down there is a cluking rattle .Does anyone know what it could be

Unknown

Here's one way, like they used to do it.

Take a vat of paint big enough to dip the radiator completely into, and weigh it.

Plug the radiator tappings, and dip the radiator in paint, and remove it, allowing all of the drips to fall back into the paint.

Weigh the vat again.

Subtract the new weight from the old weight.

Take that weight of paint, and paint it solidly on the floor, no gaps. Measure how many square feet of floor the paint covered.

That number is the EDR (Equivelant Direct Radiation, in square feet).

Or you could buy this book....

http://www.heatinghelp.com/shopcart/product.cfm?category=2-59

Or you could search the WWW under "sizing radiators"

Noel