options for cast iron radiators

dave price

Can anyone advise me as to what options I have for updating a one pipe steam system that has cast iron radiators? Is baseboard a possible choice, along with,
what can be done with putting heat in the bathroom floor?
The house where this is located is currently under renovation. So you might say I can be open to ideas!
Please advise!

Steamhead

Baseboard on steam

must be connected 2-pipe rather than 1-pipe, since there is not enough room in baseboard for the steam and the water to get out of each other's way. The only exception is a very short length of cast-iron baseboard- under 3 feet or so. So you'd have a lot of repiping to do if you switched to baseboard.

If you want radiant in a floor, you'll have to run a hot-water zone off the existing boiler.

You might be able to find radiators of trimmer design that would still give off enough heat for the rooms. Do a heat-loss calculation to be sure of the amount of heat you need.

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Big Ed

Steam BB

If you go steam base board you need to pipe it two pipe .
Burnham makes a very ornate radiator.

Yes you can run a radiant loop off a steam boiler. You need to install a heat exchanger and run a hydronic loop off it.

What are you looking for?

Norm Hall

Hot Water Cast Iron Replacement Radiator

I am looking for a hot water cast iron radiator approximately 24" long x 30" high x 10" thick. I believe it has 3/4" openings at each end on the bottom with a small vent opening at the top. It is in a 100 year old victorian home that we are trying to keep close to original. Ryan will trim it out with copper piping.

Can you help me out or tell me where to look. You where referred by Dave King / Burnham Corporation.

Norm Hall
Ryan & Associates, Inc.
Mechanical Contractor
3110 South 7th Street / Suite 101
Lincoln, NE 68502

Joe_30

Franks on Washington av in minneapolis has many rads.Bit of a haul though.