Baseboard Install at \"odd\" angles

Boilerpro_3

How about a short pipe of Soft copper type L tubing?

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Jack Paulishen

Baseboard install problem

I am installing hydronic baseboard heat in a house built in the 1920s.

I have two areas under bay windows where the ends of the baseboard meet at "odd" inside and outside angles. (There are three double hung windows set up in what I think is called a bay window configuration.)

The walls look like they meet at a 45 degree angle, but they don't. A 45 degree fitting puts the fin tubes at the wrong angle.

What can I use to connect the fin tube? It is my understanding that there is something called a "baseboard connector." Does anyone have any experience with them? I can't seem to find them anywhere on line.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jack

bob young

proper transition fittings

simply use a two fitting set to get any desired angle. it is called pipefitting. then your inside corner . do not use flex. connectors .they can leak or burst and you will be extremely sorry.

Unknown

Try to choose

a baseboard cover that has ample room to make up the elements higher than they normally would sit . Like Bob said ( minus the sarcasm ) , you can make each element transiton with an ell and street ell , or a 45 and street 45 . Either way , part of an element will be higher in the casing . For a short run of element it will be no problem .

For the odd sized inside and outside corners , in the past we made a template from cardboard and Slant Fin custom fabricated for us .

gerry gill

i use a

hard copper tube bender made by ridgid when ive been in that situation, and i make my own (degree) fitting out of L copper...hot rod would do the same with a Rems Curvo bender..his is electric..ridgids is manual.

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bob_50

Odd angle

I would heat a 45 red hot and bend it (carefully) to the correct angle. Don't heat the cups.

paul sr.

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hr

Look into the flex connectors

you mentioned. SlantFin offers a variety for this purpose. At the low operating pressure bursting should not be an issue. They rate them at 150 psi to 300° F!


Copper flez tubes are used on HWs operating up to 150 psi all the time.

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bob young

quickie connectors.

I know they look great & work great too as i have used them from time to time but i had one fail a while back and the damage that resulted made for a very upset customer. actual soldered fittings take more time and expertise but sure reduce your liability.some installers may not be adept enough to figure the actual piping methods so that is the reason these quickie hook-up devices are engineered.at one time sinks were actually connected with solid pipe ! imagine that.

Jack Paulishen

Thanks for the tips.

I spoke with my heating contractor this morning (he is installing the boiler, I'm installing the fin tube) and he agreed that using the two fittings is the way to go.

Thanks, for all your suggestions and posting so quickly.

Jack

Bill Nye_2

Not to

Not to oversimplify things, but what about PEX? or heatway Onyx. Two adapters and a very short pc. of pex that will conform to your odd angle?

May not be real pretty but you can cut and trim the cover from the 45° [or 135°] inside corner and then pop rivet it into place.

I would probably bend a pc of soft tubing with my hand ratchet bender tool.

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hr

With Ron Jr's idea

you can roll a few 45's and a street 45 into a bunch of offsets and maybe not have to lift the element like a two ell swing joint. As long as you have some run distance to burn. Grab a few and put the twist on' em.

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bob_50

Hot Rod

it looks like you still ended up with 45*.