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From: sieg@bocar.UUCP (B A Siegel)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Replacing old style house Radiators with new baseboard Radiators
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Date: Mon, 18-Nov-85 13:54:59 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 18 13:54:59 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 19-Nov-85 04:23:39 EST
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We recently bought an older house which contains the old style cast iron
radiators (40 inches high, 15 inches wide with 4-5 tubes? ) in each room.
I believe theses are steam driven.  I would like to replace all (maybe only
some, if possible) of these old radiators with the newer baseboard style.
Our boiler is gas driven and I don't want to tamper with it.

My reasons for this are:
       -They take up less room:
       -The old cast iron radiators get awfulhot and I'm afraid my little
        son may burn himself touchiong them.
       -If I simply make a radiator cover it doen't distribute the heat as well.

I think that the newer baseboard radiators are hot water driven but do they 
also come steam driven?

Can I simply replacing the old style radiator with the new baseboard type?

Do I have to change the piping (at the radiator) at all? 

Any estimates of costs?

Has anyone else ever attempted this? OR can it be done?

Barry Siegel
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