Hot water unit heaters
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Ok so I am trying to figure out what is my best course. My kitchen is an addition sitting over top of a foundation the same size attached to the basement which is my laundry room rooms are about 22’ by 10’ there is one small radiator in the basement and a section of baseboard near my main water coming into the house anyways I’m looking into the unit heaters on eBay or amazon that are either 50k or 100k and can’t find any reviews on them there reasonably priced and I think 1 in my laundry room would take care of the issues of the cold spots in the kitchen compared to cast iron radiators in the area seems like the best option
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Are you looking to heat the kitchen, or the laundry room?
A big cast iron radiator in that laundry room would sure make it feel nice, and not make any noise.
A big cast iron radiator in that laundry room would sure make it feel nice, and not make any noise.
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The kitchen is kind of a cold spot and the basement laundry room is right below the kitchen and was hoping if I got some more heat down there would rise and clear up the kitchen but big radiators around central pa are getting a little expensive for what I would need I’d probably break my back and my wallet
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I’m not sure noise would be a concern being the laundry room but I’ve never heard one run either to know how loud they are lol
This radiator is almost 500 bucks
This radiator is almost 500 bucks
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If you are patient you will find some radiators for a lot less than $500. Some under cabinet heaters in the kitchen would help also.
Another option is some staple-up radiant under the kitchen floor. This will provide warm floors in the kitchen and some heat in the laundry room as well. Not cheap, but very effective.
Another option is some staple-up radiant under the kitchen floor. This will provide warm floors in the kitchen and some heat in the laundry room as well. Not cheap, but very effective.
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Awesome I’ll have to look into it if I could find 1 big one I think it would solve all my problems
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Well, it would definitely keep your laundry room warm. How much that helps your kitchen remains to be seen.
A piece of fin tube baseboard on the laundry room could work also, but it won't provide radiant heat like a cast iron radiator.
A piece of fin tube baseboard on the laundry room could work also, but it won't provide radiant heat like a cast iron radiator.
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Or dry the winter mittens...
Get friendly with a heating co they may have a gut job...
Get friendly with a heating co they may have a gut job...
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In addition to noise unit heaters can vibrate and transmit that through the floor above. Radiators are sometimes listed on Craigslist and Facebook marketplace. Steel panel radiators can be purchased new. Staple up radiant is a good way to go and is not hard to do.
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For 500 Bucks that radiator will still be there next year.
Here's some that arn't too far from you.
https://altoona.craigslist.org/for/d/radiators/67 ... 53808.html
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That’s awesome I keep watching and I don’t seem to find a lot but I’m going to see if I can get in touch with that gentleman ASAP lol