How to size Cast Iron Radiators
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I am looking at a radiator that is 70"longx10"Deepx27"High Any Idea of how many BTU on 180 water it will put out. I am going to be feeding it with 3/4"
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The size doesn't help much, with radiators you need to figure out the "Equivalent Direct Radiation" (EDR). You also need to know if it is a column or tube radiator, how many columns or tubes and how many sections it is.
We used to use the Columbia Heating Guide to figure this out but the website seems to have gone extinct. I looks like it exists on this site.
https://docplayer.net/8687383-Cast-iron-radiator- ... guide.html
Got any pics?
Here is a thread devoted to radiators.
My First Radiator
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We used to use the Columbia Heating Guide to figure this out but the website seems to have gone extinct. I looks like it exists on this site.
https://docplayer.net/8687383-Cast-iron-radiator- ... guide.html
Got any pics?
Here is a thread devoted to radiators.
My First Radiator
-Don
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I've taken a quick and dirty stab at a spreadsheet BTU calculator for sizing cast iron radiators. Hopefully, it should get you into the general BTU ballpark, but no guarantees (or as they say, trust but verify). Click on the "drop down" cell and then click the arrow that appears to select "Tube" or "Column", then add the number of tubes or columns, the number of sections, and the overall height, and lastly enter the radiators inlet side water temperature.
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I have a mix of finned and radiators and it works well,but i also set up the basement so i can bypass the large radiator as i dont always need extra heat in the basement. It does take much longer to cool down ,but as far as heating up ,less than a minute.
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Well I picked it up today and it took 4 people to push it up a small ramp to my truck. It is not going upstairs in my house. It must weight 800lb or more. I have another room that is 12x24 that i can get it to the door with my forks. It should be enough to heat it. It will be on its own zone now.
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It should be about perfect for a room that size.
For your other room - have you looked at high-output baseboard? It puts out about 50% more btu's per foot than the regular stuff.
For your other room - have you looked at high-output baseboard? It puts out about 50% more btu's per foot than the regular stuff.
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Your local supply house will know what it is.
I had a similar problem in my brother's house. The living room had a high ceiling with lots of windows, but a door and stairwell limited the amount of baseboard that could be installed. We ended up installing Hayden 958 baseboard that we got from Security Supply. 900 btu's per foot with 180F water.
I had a similar problem in my brother's house. The living room had a high ceiling with lots of windows, but a door and stairwell limited the amount of baseboard that could be installed. We ended up installing Hayden 958 baseboard that we got from Security Supply. 900 btu's per foot with 180F water.