Replacing Copper Fin Baseboard

Neil_5

I have a small MST bedroom bath that is facing the north side of the house, bathroom was updated before I moved in. Walls are insulated, as well as a good window. Tile floor with access from the garage and well insualated below the tile floor.

The bath have a small 3 feet of copper fin baseboard and is not sufficient to heat the bath. Mono flow system with the rest of the house having convectors.

I am probably guessing that they remove the small size convector to go more with the modern bathroom. Is there a higher BTU output unit I can replace this copper fin baseboard with to get more heat in that area?

I have 2 local plumbing supply house I can visit, but would like to gather some more information at first. I was thinking of using the same feed from the current supply return baseboard and run pex lines at the bottom which would be the subfloor which I have access from the garage, but would 140 to 190 deg water (depending on outside temp) be too much? I am thinking the pex would be below 3 levels of medium and not in the traditional contact mode as being layed in a poured medium.

Or should I just change out the 3 feet of baseboard and get the highest BTU out convector I can fit in there?

Neil

JimGPE_3

Suggestions

You can get 2-tier hot water baseboard that will give you significantly more heat output

You can buy a kickspace heater (electric would be easiest) that would install in the kickspace of your vanity to add some heat to the existing baseboard

You can buy a drop-in heater that looks like a floor mount heat register, usually electric - oh wait - this is a bathroom. A metal bucket in the floor with an electric heating element in it in a room where folks take showers - BRILLIANT! Forget this one. Think about the other two, though.

DaveGateway

panel rad

WOuld a taller panel rad fit in the space?

Neil_5

Wall

That wall is free and clear so I can go higher, I am locted in Long Island, any suggestion where I can find a higher output BTU unit to replace?

Thanks,
Neil

soot_seeker_3

2-tier hot water baseboard ?

2-tier hot water baseboard ?

tell me more about this. webpage maybe? who makes? supplier? fits into existing?

thanx.

jim sokolovic

We do...

Slant/Fin - the design is more for commercial applications, but might be suitable elsewhere?

Neil_5

Location

Jim:

I am in LI and am interested in the Muti/PAK 80. Need price and location where I can purhase. Saw Slant/Fin located in 516 are code ... where?

Thanks,
Neil

jim sokolovic

I don't think you can...

buy direct from our factory (in Greenvale). Our Tech. Service number is (800) 873-4346, if you want to call they could direct you to closest distributor and offer more advice?

Neil_5

Thanks

For the info Jim. Will call.

Neil

Neil_5

Haydon or Slant/Fin

Any preference? I narrow it down to these two that are available in my area.

Any thoughts:

Haydon 958 or Super Heat 1000
or
Slant/Fin Muti-PAK 80

Dont know if the commercial lines are available from my plumbing store.

Neil