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RADIANT HEATING x HOT WATER HEATING x RADIATOR (HEATING SYSTEM) x STEAM HEATING xx HEATING SYSTEM xx WATER HEATER Photo shows how to camouflage an old-style radiator by building a 2x2 frame topped with pine shelves. Area concealing radiator is strung with hemp string. Est. cost: $14. Photo shows how a radiator cover in a baby's room can double as a changing table with shelves. Est. cost: $21. Mission-style cover for cast-iron radiators. Tip on keeping the circulating pump on a hot water boiler running for a short time after the thermostat turns off the boiler. Photograph of a unique radiator cover made from 1"-square pine stock. Est. cost: $30. Inspecting and adjusting radiator valves. How to add lots of living space to your house and save $4,600. Part 2 includes installation of a hot water radiator. Wall-to-wall shelf and bookcase also serves to hide upright radiator. Sketches show three ways to conceal old fashioned radiators without limiting their heating function. Tip: How to make heat deflectors for registers or radiators. How to strip and re-surface cast metal hot-water radiators which are covered with many layers of paint. How to repressurize a standard or bladder-type expansion tank on a hot water heating system. Conceal finned-pipe hot-water heat radiators with this redwood cover. Tip for installing underground insulated hot-water heating pipes between two buildings. Mixing forced-air and boiler heat. This system provides air conditioning, radiant-floor heat and domestic hot water. Limited design and installation information is included. How to install a thin (2") radiant-heat concrete slab over an existing concrete garage floor. Tip on determining the source of a leak in a hot-water heating system. Hydronic radiant-floor heating. Concrete slabs, thin slabs and metal plates offer different ways of routing radiant heat underneath every floor in the home. Building attractive wooden covers for baseboard radiators. Choosing boilers and controls for radiant-floor heating systems. How to neutralize the acidic condensate that is produced by high-efficiency boilers before dumping it into sanitary drains. Design for a decorative radiator cabinet that is made from MDF which is very stable when heated. Fixing cast-iron radiators. Hot-water radiator cover built from wood frame and perforated aluminum sheeting. Est. cost: $25. Three updated alternatives to replace or add to your present home heating system. (1) Radiant floors. (2) Ground-source heat-pump system. (3) Thermal-mass heat storage. How to install zone valves in an existing hot-water heating system. Heat at your feet. New options in radiant-floor heating systems, plus tips on installation. Kitchen island also conceals a large steam radiator installed in the middle of the room. How to install a radiant-floor heating system underneath a floating hardwood floor. Tip: Simple frame covered with a bamboo curtain hides an ugly radiator. Radiator coverups. Three ideas for covering or concealing a hot-water radiator so that it becomes an integral part of the room design. Build a hinged polystyrene reflector panel to radiate heat from a furnace radiator. Modern style radiator enclosure. A look at steam radiator covers you can assemble from a kit and the advantages of enclosing a radiator. How to relocate a radiator. Build these useful window dressings. (1) Cabinets flank a bay window and window seat. (2) Greenhouse cabinets flank a window. (3) Early American cupboards conceal radiator under the window. (4) Sliding, insulated window shutters. How to hide a hot-water radiator. Radiator covers not only conceal radiators, but also improve heat distribution into room. How to spruce up an old radiator. Tips on removing old paint from the outside and flushing the inside to remove accumulated rust and scale. Cautionary notes on disconnecting hot-water radiators. Tip: How to make radiator covers. Fine tuning a hot water heating system. Covers draining the system, refilling radiators, and care of the pump. Radiator covers. How to design and build an attractive and efficient cover for a steam or hot water radiator. Tips on cleaning cast-iron radiators. Tip: How to clean a steam-radiator vent using baking soda. Tip on removing paint from cast-iron radiators. Tip: Move cast iron radiators using three-wheeled furniture-moving casters. Radiators. How to strip, paint, conceal, or replace large cast-iron radiators. Adventures in steam heating. A look at typical one- and two-pipe systems (circa 1905-1930). Includes tips on fixing air vents and radiator traps. Gravity hot-water heat. How to maintain it or convert it to forced circulation. Neat ways to heat. Upgrading old-house heating systems invisibly. (1) Under-floor radiant heat. (2) Baseboard heaters. (3) Convert steam to hot water. Tip on cleaning "Raydiant" brand cast-iron radiant convectors. The care and feeding of one-pipe steam heating systems. Tip on cleaning steam radiator vents with baking soda. How to replace a steam or hot water boiler in a heating system. Advice on selecting a contractor, sizing the replacement, common heating system components, etc. Questions and answers on the maintenance and repair of vintage steam and hot-water radiators. Tip recommends using refrigerator brushes to clean radiators. Radiator air vents. How they operate and maintenance tips. Tuck in your steam pipes. The importance of adequate insulation with steam-heating systems. Conquering cold feet. What is available in electric and hydronic radiant floor-heating systems, their costs, and advice on installation. Concealing eyesore radiators and pipes. Storage wall has cabinets with wire mesh inserts on the door, a radiator enclosure and a window seat. Tips on metal reflectors and correct placement of holes in radiator covers, both of which may improve heat output. Simple wooden framework, covered with filigree hardboard, hides unsightly radiators. Tip on eliminating the "knocking" sound of baseboard radiators. Tip: Use a window-washing squeegee to paint old-fashioned cast-iron radiators. Radiator tuneup. Servicing the iron radiators found on older steam and hot-water radiant heating systems. Consumer guide to radiant hot-water heating. A look at hydronic in-floor heating systems. How to purge air from hot-water baseboard radiators. Tip on flushing the low-water cutoff on a residential steam boiler. Cover a hot water radiator with scraps of paneling so it matches a paneled room. Simple wooden frame is lined with decorative screening and used to conceal a hot water radiator. Built wider than the radiator, the extra room can be used for storage. Access is thru a door in one end. A look at heating systems found in older homes. Includes a description of changes required to convert a coal furnace to oil and instructions for bleeding a radiator in a steam system. Tips on painting a cast-iron radiator. A look at European radiant hydronic heating panels and radiant-floor heating options. Tips on causes of noise in older steam heating systems. Tip on using an ordinary hot water heater, a circulating pump, and an expansion tank as the basis for a closed radiant-heat system which pumps a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water through coils in a floor. Photos show four ways to camouflage radiators. Seven ideas to conceal or decorate hot-water radiators. Latticed, hinged covers and decorative fireplace-like surrounds are used to conceal modern radiators. Hide old radiators with attractive cabinets of plywood and filigree hardboard. Suggestion for paint to use on hot-water radiators. Advice on things that can affect the efficiency of a hot water baseboard heating system. | |||||||||
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