convectors and radiators

Jack Demczuk

OK. I have posted here before and have made some changes to my system since and have a few questions. It started as me not getting enough heat in my bedroom. To begin, they system is working fine, i have low steam pressure, everything is insulated and all the convectors are getting hot, but still not enough heat in my bedroom. I believe that there was insufficient edr there. So i upgraded from cabinet convectors to Burnhams radiant radiators. They are all cast iron and wider than the copper convectors i was replacing. After a weekend of knuckle busting plumbing i finaly installed them. they get nice a hot, but somehow not as hot as some of the other convectors in the house. I have the edr book and can't find my convectors in there to do a comparison. Is it possible that a small copper convector would have more edr that a much larger, i mean five times larger cast iron radiant radiator. Look at pictures to see what i am talking about. Two of them are of the old convector one with and one without the cover, the last picture is of the new burnham. Thanks for any info.
-Jack

Timco

> OK. I have posted here before and have made some

> changes to my system since and have a few

> questions. It started as me not getting enough

> heat in my bedroom. To begin, they system is

> working fine, i have low steam pressure,

> everything is insulated and all the convectors

> are getting hot, but still not enough heat in my

> bedroom. I believe that there was insufficient

> edr there. So i upgraded from cabinet convectors

> to Burnhams radiant radiators. They are all cast

> iron and wider than the copper convectors i was

> replacing. After a weekend of knuckle busting

> plumbing i finaly installed them. they get nice

> a hot, but somehow not as hot as some of the

> other convectors in the house. I have the edr

> book and can't find my convectors in there to do

> a comparison. Is it possible that a small copper

> convector would have more edr that a much larger,

> i mean five times larger cast iron radiant

> radiator. Look at pictures to see what i am

> talking about. Two of them are of the old

> convector one with and one without the cover, the

> last picture is of the new burnham. Thanks for

> any info. -Jack



> OK. I have posted here before and have made some

> changes to my system since and have a few

> questions. It started as me not getting enough

> heat in my bedroom. To begin, they system is

> working fine, i have low steam pressure,

> everything is insulated and all the convectors

> are getting hot, but still not enough heat in my

> bedroom. I believe that there was insufficient

> edr there. So i upgraded from cabinet convectors

> to Burnhams radiant radiators. They are all cast

> iron and wider than the copper convectors i was

> replacing. After a weekend of knuckle busting

> plumbing i finaly installed them. they get nice

> a hot, but somehow not as hot as some of the

> other convectors in the house. I have the edr

> book and can't find my convectors in there to do

> a comparison. Is it possible that a small copper

> convector would have more edr that a much larger,

> i mean five times larger cast iron radiant

> radiator. Look at pictures to see what i am

> talking about. Two of them are of the old

> convector one with and one without the cover, the

> last picture is of the new burnham. Thanks for

> any info. -Jack

Timco

> OK. I have posted here before and have made some

> changes to my system since and have a few

> questions. It started as me not getting enough

> heat in my bedroom. To begin, they system is

> working fine, i have low steam pressure,

> everything is insulated and all the convectors

> are getting hot, but still not enough heat in my

> bedroom. I believe that there was insufficient

> edr there. So i upgraded from cabinet convectors

> to Burnhams radiant radiators. They are all cast

> iron and wider than the copper convectors i was

> replacing. After a weekend of knuckle busting

> plumbing i finaly installed them. they get nice

> a hot, but somehow not as hot as some of the

> other convectors in the house. I have the edr

> book and can't find my convectors in there to do

> a comparison. Is it possible that a small copper

> convector would have more edr that a much larger,

> i mean five times larger cast iron radiant

> radiator. Look at pictures to see what i am

> talking about. Two of them are of the old

> convector one with and one without the cover, the

> last picture is of the new burnham. Thanks for

> any info. -Jack

Timco

"Is it possible that a small copper convector would have more edr that a much larger, i mean five times larger cast iron radiant radiator."

I would say not...Bigger is more, period. Look into vent sizes. Burnham will be able to give you your edr for that unit...

Tim