impreza276
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Hi! I have hydronic heating in my 1300 sqft (main level), 1950s rancher.
The gas boiler is at one end of the house and supplies a one inch iron pipe that runs along the center beam in the semi-finished basement. It supplies a 12"x60"cast iron radiator in the center of the basement, then runs to the other end of the house. I don't think the tees to the cast iron radiator are monoflo tees. There is a tap on the main line, set between the supply and return of the radiator, that I suppose provides the resistance to force water into the radiator.
At the other end the line splits into two 3/4" copper lines that supply the copper fin baseboard heaters in the main level of the house.
I would like to replace the cast iron radiator with something more modern, as well as move its position about 2 feet.
Should I replace the one inch iron pipe with one inch copper? Would it be okay to then add monoflo tees to supply a new radiator? I see that many of the radiators such as the Hudson Reed Sloane radiators have 1/2 inch fittings. Would that be sufficient? Should I put monoflo tees on both the supply and return of the new radiator? Might monoflo tees provide too much restriction in the water flow to the other areas? Thanks!
The gas boiler is at one end of the house and supplies a one inch iron pipe that runs along the center beam in the semi-finished basement. It supplies a 12"x60"cast iron radiator in the center of the basement, then runs to the other end of the house. I don't think the tees to the cast iron radiator are monoflo tees. There is a tap on the main line, set between the supply and return of the radiator, that I suppose provides the resistance to force water into the radiator.
At the other end the line splits into two 3/4" copper lines that supply the copper fin baseboard heaters in the main level of the house.
I would like to replace the cast iron radiator with something more modern, as well as move its position about 2 feet.
Should I replace the one inch iron pipe with one inch copper? Would it be okay to then add monoflo tees to supply a new radiator? I see that many of the radiators such as the Hudson Reed Sloane radiators have 1/2 inch fittings. Would that be sufficient? Should I put monoflo tees on both the supply and return of the new radiator? Might monoflo tees provide too much restriction in the water flow to the other areas? Thanks!
