Cast Iron baseboards

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Karl_4
Karl_4 Posts: 11
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I'm looking into retrofitting a local hotel to Geo Thermal. The rooms have various lengths of cast iron baseboards in them. What is the btu's per foot @ what water temp? They measure 10 inches high by about 2 inches thick. I haven't seen these before and was wondering if they are any better than fin tube baseboards.

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  • Karl_4
    Karl_4 Posts: 11
    Cast Iron Baseboards

    I'm looking into retrofitting a local hotel to Geo Thermal. The rooms have various lengths of cast iron baseboards in them. What is the btu's per foot @ what water temp? They measure 10 inches high by about 2 inches thick. I haven't seen these before and was wondering if they are any better than fin tube baseboards.
  • Dave_12
    Dave_12 Posts: 77
    CI Baseboard Ratings

    One manufacturer for CI BB, 10" high ~ 2 9/16" Deep has ratings of 3.25 sq ft of EDR per linear foot. At 1 gpm flow rate, these are some of the ratings in BTU/HR at various supply temps.

    150° F 370
    160° F 440
    170° F 500
    180° F 570


    Hope this helps.
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