Hanging Runtal baseboard

Ken C.

Found it much trickier to hang than the usual copper tube/aluminum fin/steel enclosure baseboard.

The job was a remodel and I had to drill through ceramic tile, so it was much different than hanging fin/tube in a new house.

The Runtal baseboard (or is it technically a radiator?) has a nice sleek, modern appearance, and they sure throw off a lot of heat. But the thing I didn't like is the hangers they provide. It took me several tries to make sure the radiator was fully seated on the hangers, and I had to use bits of solder in the hangers to make sure the radiator was level. (I was drilling through tile and the bit probably walked a bit, so the hangers probably weren't 100 percent level in relation to each other.)

It'll probably be a long time before I have to deal with Runtal again, as it is a high-end product, but does anyone have any suggestions for a smoother install nex time? Thanks.

DanHolohan

You should put this

in On the Job, Ken.

van_2

Runtal Install

I've had a fairly easy time with my Runtal installs. With the radiator lying on the floor face down along the wall it will be installed on, I find the studs and then I dry assemble the clips on the back of the radiator to line up with the studs. Then I measure from the clip to the bottom of the radiator and then add the hight I want the radiator to be above the floor. I then measure up from the floor, drill my pilot hole, screw in the clip, use a torpedo level to get them straignt and then tighten up the lag screw (I use hex head lags with washers). The slots in the wall clips provide up and down play so the height above the floor can be fine tuned. If you bend one of the tabs that fit into the fins of the radiator, they stay in when you flip the radiator up to just above the wall clips and then slide it down. Installation of the leveling bolts is important so the radiator sits properly on the wall. Since they are carriage bolts, a thin wrench is needed to seat them most of the way and then pliers get them in the rest of the way.

van_2

Runtal Install

I've had a fairly easy time with my Runtal installs. With the radiator lying on the floor face down along the wall it will be installed on, I find the studs and then I dry assemble the clips on the back of the radiator to line up with the studs. Then I measure from the clip to the bottom of the radiator and then add the hight I want the radiator to be above the floor. I then measure up from the floor, drill my pilot hole, screw in the clip, use a torpedo level to get them straignt and then tighten up the lag screw (I use hex head lags with washers). The slots in the wall clips provide up and down play so the height above the floor can be fine tuned. If you bend one of the tabs that fit into the fins of the radiator, they stay in when you flip the radiator up to just above the wall clips and then slide it down. Installation of the leveling bolts is important so the radiator sits properly on the wall. Since they are carriage bolts, a thin wrench is needed to seat them most of the way and then pliers get them in the rest of the way.