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Author Message   melicious Citizen Username: Melicious Post Number: 46 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 - 6:05 pm:        We bought a new house and it has typical accordion looking radiators (like my technical knowledge?) except for our master br. The MBR has this long tube kind of thing (with a woven metal sheeth) which still operates on the steam line but takes up the length of the room. ANy and all help with the following questinos would be greatly appreciated: Can I replace it with a smaller accordion? What do I call it to a plumber or whomever when I call them? Any guesses how much to replace it? THANKS SO MUCH!!!   tjohn Citizen Username: Tjohn Post Number: 1923 Registered: 12-2001 Posted on Wednesday, December 3, 2003 - 9:49 pm:        The accordion looking radiators are most likely standard cast iron radiators. The long tube king of thing sounds like a steam baseboard. The baseboard can probably be replaced with a cast iron unit (see www.burnham.com for some radiator styles). Undoubtedly, there was a cast iron radiator before there was a baseboard unit. The cast iron radiator might be 3 x 4 feet, so it won't be small. OTOH, you can purchase an attractive cover for it. The cost - not really sure - plan for $500-$1000. Plumbers - again not sure, but many on this board speak well of Gateway Plumbing.   melicious Citizen Username: Melicious Post Number: 47 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, December 4, 2003 - 7:05 am:        Thanks a bunch 4 feet is better than 9...in this case. You're the best mel