Kickspace Heater questions
- lsayre
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We are considering some kitchen modifications whereby to gain cabinet space and allow for a Breakfast Bar, and the existing HWB is getting in the way of things. I was considering a kickspace heater option, and on SupplyHouse.com they have both Slant/Fin and Beacon Morris units. Any idea as to which is the better choice? Are MonoFlo tees a good idea for these units? Can a room T-Stat be installed to activate the fan motor?
Edit: I also found the 'Quite One' brand at Home Depot. Their KS-2006 model has the best BTUH fit to our kitchen.
Edit: I also found the 'Quite One' brand at Home Depot. Their KS-2006 model has the best BTUH fit to our kitchen.
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Access to the floor underneath...
Aluminum plates and pex tubing...
No fan noise...
Aluminum plates and pex tubing...
No fan noise...
- lsayre
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Good idea, but my basement has a finished ceiling and I don't want to go through the effort and expense of ripping the ceiling out and replacing it.CapeCoaler wrote: ↑Sun. Jan. 10, 2021 12:46 amAccess to the floor underneath...
Aluminum plates and pex tubing...
No fan noise...
- Rob R.
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What type of ceiling are you dealing with?
My $0.02 is to avoid the kick heater if you can. They work, but are noisy. See if you can find information on the noise level, and be mindful of the water temperature needed to activate the fan. Some of them will not turn on the fan below 160 degrees.
How about a panel radiator for the breakfast bar?
My $0.02 is to avoid the kick heater if you can. They work, but are noisy. See if you can find information on the noise level, and be mindful of the water temperature needed to activate the fan. Some of them will not turn on the fan below 160 degrees.
How about a panel radiator for the breakfast bar?
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I don't know which is better, but back in the mid 90's I installed a bunch of Slant Fin toe kick heaters was what we called them. (or was it kick toe?) Anyway.... we had no call backs so they must have worked well. Yes, we used mono-flo tees with them.
- lsayre
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My wife is currently working on it, but it negates having a HWB along an entire wall as it involves placing cabinets and a bar/table on/along that wall, plus potentially moving our refrigerator to that wall. Presently we have 3 usable kitchen walls and one HWB wall.
- lsayre
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They go by many acceptable names. Toe Kick, Kick Toe, Kickspace, and lastly, in the UK, they are called Plinth Heaters.
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I used 2 of them in the Maine house, they were great. And still are working great. Yeah Freddy, down here it is kick toe....up there it is a toe kick.
Kevin
And the mono flows worked great.
Kevin
And the mono flows worked great.
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Projects like this have a way of growing.lsayre wrote: ↑Tue. Jan. 12, 2021 3:03 pmMy wife is currently working on it, but it negates having a HWB along an entire wall as it involves placing cabinets and a bar/table on/along that wall, plus potentially moving our refrigerator to that wall. Presently we have 3 usable kitchen walls and one HWB wall.