Removing hot water radiator permanently?

Mike T., Swampeast MO

<I>Any reaon I cant just remove the risers from the mains and screw a plug in the fitting should they ever be used again?</I>

That's <I>exactly</I> the way to do it with a two-pipe system. If you leave the branches and just cap them off, they tend to hold and trap air.

<I>Any worries that this would seriously affect the firing rate of the boiler (which is somewhat oversized)? Its presently single-zone.</I>

A touch, but since the rad is small it shouldn't aggravate the oversizing situation by very much.

Jim_66

Removing hot water radiator permanently?

Hi all!

I have a very small first-floor bathroom (just 8x9 feet) that is badly crowded by a 5 section/3 column CI rad.

I'm going to remodel the bath and am leaning towards electric floor heat. The fact is the bath is fairly overheated by the oversized rad anyways.

Here's my question: Is there anything special about removing the radiator? Its a pump fed two-pipe HW system.

Very small house. The rad is fed by risers coming from two mains directly beneath it.

Any reaon I cant just remove the risers from the mains and screw a plug in the fitting should they ever be used again?

Any worries that this would seriously affect the firing rate of the boiler (which is somewhat oversized)? Its presently single-zone.

I had considered hydronic heat in the floor but the cost of zoning and other issues make me think electric in this case is way easier.

I appreciate any help and tips! Thanks!

Steamhead (in transit)

Why not try

some sort of wall panel radiator? It would take up less space and you wouldn't have the potential shock hazard- remember, electricity and water really love each other.

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Jim_66

Re: wall hung rad (steamhead)

You know, I wouldnt mind some sort of hydronic wall hung (especially if it was a low profile combo towel heater) but
then I get back into issues of zoning and other very expensive stuff I thought.

Everything else is old-style big cast iron, so I figured I cant just slot in a wallhung in place of the current rad without a fair amount of new piping, etc.


Steamhead said:
>some sort of wall panel radiator? It would take up less >space and you wouldn't have the potential shock hazard- >remember, electricity and water really love each other.

RianS

Towel warmer

Why couldnt you install a towel warmer on the existing supply and return piping? Maybe even install a thermostatic valve on it.

Steamhead (in transit)

How about

locating an old cast-iron wall radiator? If you have a really old system that used to circulate by gravity, this type would be a perfect fit.

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