radiator for warming dinner

ryan_7

I am estimating work at an old home in my area. I was wondering if anyone has seen this, It looks like a 3 section radiator laying horizontal, under the counter in the kitchen. I thought it must be to keep food warm? It has 3 shelves. I certainly wish I had my camera with me. What a wonderful old house. The living room has no radiation. the radiators are in a ducting system, gravity, under the floor with registers in the floor. Not sure why they would have done this,Lots of innovations in this house though.

gerry gill

your correct..

its a food warmer..remember, the old coal boiler was pretty much always on as long as it was stoked..

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superMARKet

Indirect system?

http://www.heatinghelp.com/heating_howcome2.cfm

One of those neat old ideas.

Al Letellier_9

meal warmer

Yep, and a great place to let bread rise before baking. Grand old systems they were. Still quite a few 'round heya in Maine !!!

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[Deleted User]

Ya mean...

like this'n?

ryan_7

thats cool, but no

Its more like 3 racks horizontaly.

Mike T., Swampeast MO

Like This?

Pantry Radiator. Used for warming dishes/food. Also used by barbers for warming towels.

ryan_7

thats it!

Thanks Mike
Ryan

Brian (Tankless)

Now, is that series-parallel

Parallel, reverse return, all series or what. Maybe steam?

That's a maze of water paths.

Was the circ driven by squirrels?

Just an enquiring mind

Tankless, with nothing better to do.

Mike T., Swampeast MO

If you're working on that house beware--don't tighten things too much as that indirect system RELIES on infiltration to work!

Mike T., Swampeast MO

From the days of steam and gravity.

I gave one of those to Hot Rod and it's now a heated nightstand attached to a heated bedframe. Considering his stated goal is "heating everything" I'll guess it just seems to be "there"...

ryan_7

pictures

If I get the job, I will take pictures and post them here.

Phil_6

I have one of those

in my shop. Removed it from a renovation. Mine has 2 shelves and is 18in high and will soom be a bench inside my foyer.