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NRL
Citizen
Username: Nrl
Post Number: 347
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 1, 2003 - 8:15 pm: |     |
My first floor bathroom was an add on with no heat source. I will be hiring a pro to do the installation, but I cant seem to find the right size radiator I want. The bathroom is really, really small, therefore, I only need a small radiator sized for the room. I am thinking a 12" or so and recessed so its out of the way but I cant seem to locate any pics on the net. Any suggestions where I can see one or pick one up? |
Master Plvmber
Citizen
Username: Master_plvmber
Post Number: 137
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 1, 2003 - 9:26 pm: | |
http://www.burnham.com/radiator/58300.cfm
Master_Plvmber
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NRL
Citizen
Username: Nrl
Post Number: 348
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 1, 2003 - 10:12 pm: | |
Master P,
I looked at the sizing charts, Am I reading it correctly that the smallest width I can get 9"? if so, I think that would suffice. |
Master Plvmber
Citizen
Username: Master_plvmber
Post Number: 138
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Monday, December 1, 2003 - 11:26 pm: | |
Yes, that right. Just keep in mind that those radiators give off 540 buth per section. At 2160 btuh for a 4 section unit, are you sure you'll be OK? If I were you, I'd put a fast vent on it to get it hot quickly.
Master_Plvmber
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NRL
Citizen
Username: Nrl
Post Number: 349
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 8:00 am: | |
Well, Youve seen the bathroom. Its like a phone booth. I think 2,160 BTU for that size room would turn it into an oven. I was also contemplating those small electric wall heaters, but I want to keep in time with the period of the house. It would be a shame to use any other application than steam because I have the expansion plugs already there in my existing system. All we need to do is run the piping and pitch. It would be nice if there were a single steam rail of some kind that I could mount close to the floor out of the way. The small baseboard may be the way to go but Dave said the pitch is a little tricky. As far as I am concerned, the smaller radiator the better, or like you said the fast vent on a convector may be the answer. I am not sure. |
Soda
Citizen
Username: Soda
Post Number: 1098
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 2:27 pm: | |
I've got a 6-section Burnham unit recessed into a tiled wall of a small but heavily-used upstairs bathroom. We had it installed when we redid the room in '94, and it fills the bill. Of course, the other rooms on the floor are heated as well, so the ambient air never really gets too cool anyhow. If you have the option, back the installation with ceramic tile or other heat-resistant&reflective material, so all the unit's heat will wash up the wall instead of being absorbed by the recess. |
ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 1665
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 2:44 pm: | |
and then find the fanigulator so that you can start up the framistam. Should work like a charm. |
NRL
Citizen
Username: Nrl
Post Number: 350
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - 4:23 pm: | |
Ffof,
So is that how you got your post count so high? |
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