Know anything about fin-type hot water radiators?
dgorman
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I need to replace an older Trane hot water radiator. I have a gas boiler. The previous owner removed the radiator because it leaked and he got rid of it. The pictures are of the identical radiator in another room. I haven’t been able to find a source for a replacement radiator.
Any ideas about what I could do? Could I replace it with a long stretch of hot water baseboard? I’ve seen a brand of wall mounted radiators called myson online but am not sure that they would be compatible. Any information or advice would be very helpful. Thanks in advance. Dan
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In my expirence, I would think that the first thing I would do would be fined the output , (BTU) of this rad, or the heatloss of the room this is to heat, so you can replace it with a rad that will do the job. If this is a fintube type, it is best to replace with another fintube, Cast iron does not work well on a fintube system.
IMO: that is a commercial looking rad for a residence, might want to replace with a baseboard rad. Is there a blower in that rad???
Heatinghelp.com will be great help for this, good guys there!!
In my expirence, I would think that the first thing I would do would be fined the output , (BTU) of this rad, or the heatloss of the room this is to heat, so you can replace it with a rad that will do the job. If this is a fintube type, it is best to replace with another fintube, Cast iron does not work well on a fintube system.
IMO: that is a commercial looking rad for a residence, might want to replace with a baseboard rad. Is there a blower in that rad???
Heatinghelp.com will be great help for this, good guys there!!