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cast iron radiators
Randy Tibbits
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I'm doing a historical remodel. Part of the spec is to install hot water radiators. I chose burnhams slimline model.How far should the radiator be from the wall? I thought 6 inches would be about right. This is 170 degree average water temps. Any thoughts on this?
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Rad clearance
Personally, I always leave them out far enough for a painting roller to fit behind.
Not very scientific, but it keeps the painter from grumbling! ;-)
Cheers,
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Believe it's in Dan's book \"How Come\"
Know it's somewhere in his writing along the lines of, "It took the dead mean a long time to determine the ideal spacing."
2½" I believe, but possibly 2"...
6" is too far. Why? Because you can use the convective component of a cast iron rad to induce some "sympathetic" radiation in a convectively warmed wall. Put it that far away and the only thing heating the wall is radiation.
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push nipples
redoing an old house and we have a leaking radiator (which we have disassembled) the customer wants this radiator and not another. does anyone know where i can find #2 push nipples. approx. 1 3/8" long with a 1 5/16" crown going down to 1 7/8" on ends.0
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