basement heat

jim_48

What is your top choices to heat a basement as far as heat emmiters are concerned? Would you use cast iron , slant fin or is there something else better for the basement. I have gas fired hot water heat.
thanks
Jim

Jed_2

Very open-ended

There are basements, and ther are BASEMENTS. Which is it?

jim_48

It is a 25 x 40 x 8 ft high basement with 3/4 of the wall below grade. I am looking to heat two thirds of it, the rest is the boiler area.

kevin coppinger_4

is it for....

living area or working area? kpc

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jim_48

living area.

Dave_52

Basement Heat

When ever you extend an existing heating system. It is easiest to extend it with the same style of heating.

Is the existing system cast iron, baseboard or radiant?
What is the max operating temperature"
How is the existing system piped? Reverse return, monoflow, loop?
And do you want the basement to operate as an independent zone?

The answers to these questions will help to decide how to proceed.

Good Luck

jim_48

When I upgraded my system I set aside a zone for the basement. It (basement zone) was not installed then because the basement needed work. It is a loop system and I have baserays on my other zones.
I am very happy with the baserays on the other floors but I just wanted to know what other choices I have considering its a basement. The baserays are a bit pricey to put in the basement. My other choice is the slant fin baseboard.
Sooooo my question is -- What would you use to heat the basement?

Dave_52

Type of Rads

I'm not familiar with the baseray rads you are talking about.

To mix and match rads can be tricky. You need to know the design temperature the baserays are designed to operate at. Slant Fin like to be hot about 180 deg F. The best thing would be to check the manufacturer's web site and compare performance charts. You will need these anyway to size the rads for the basement. Your boiler high limit setting will also tell you the max output your getting now.

So long as you system is generating hot enough water the Slant Fin will work. If they are operating on an independent zone then the zone should be comfortable. Mixing different types of rads in a single zone is asking for trouble.

ScottMP

Buderus Panel rads

as a seperate zone.

The kids can bounce balls off them all day. Try that with copper finned tube.

Scott

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Rookie

Base Board

First you need a proper heat loss, this will give you the btu's needed for the area and zones.

DaveGateway

Not much heat

is usually needed for a basement that's well insulated and below grade. I'd stick with cast iron BB, I don't think you would need much. Slant fin also offers rhino-cast and Weil-mclain offers CI baseboard also.

Mellow_2

S Mline

good idea. I have used the buderus panel rads in a lot of basements. The people love them and they make the room very comfortable.

hr

Radiant!

floor, ceiling, or walls

hot rod

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