It's still winds as h*ll so I'm working on indoor stuff.
This week my son and I installed a big old cast radiator in the main room of my house. It's 2' x 4' and a thick one compaired to
most that i have looked at.
I have an old monoflow system and really did'nt know how this would work out. The piping went well, even though we drained
the system one morning to do cut-in and it was 5 deg out.
Cast iron puts out heat sorta like an old wood stove . I'm a lineman by trade. Only know a bit about heating so this is
fun for me. Try different stuff and see how it works. I was surprised that 1/2'' copper monoflow ''t'' could pull this much heat.
Anyway, stay warm. this can't last too much longer.
Dave
Monoflow with mixed radiators
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Hi Rob, The whole house was fin base board. I took it out of 3 rooms years ago to replace the floors with wide board oak. But thats when I had a wood stove so it worked. Now all the heat is in the boiler, just wanted a good way to use all that energy up in the three rooms that did'nt have any radiation. I was suprised it worked so well.
Dave
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It will work fine when there is a lot of circulation. When the weather warms up, the fin to will put out heat long before the cast iron and cause uneven heating.