Mike Lamb Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 The last time I saw a busted cast iron radiator I was told it was from freezing but I thought someone took a hammer to it. This house had about 7 burst radiators from a boiler that failed in winter. Click to Enlarge 31.25 KB Click to Enlarge 92.74 KB Click to Enlarge 55.29 KB Click to Enlarge 97.9 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I like #4. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 It does have artistic possibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Amaral Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Just saw one the other day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom Raymond Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 My brother had major ice dam damage at his house. Insulation two floors below the roofline was wet enough for hydronic loops in the wall to freeze and burst between run cycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 I'm always sad when I find freeze destroyed radiators. They don't make 'em anymore. We're working off a finite supply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 If they salvaged radiators from houses that are torn down or renovated there would be enough to last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 [:-weepn] Click to Enlarge 77.53 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rob Amaral Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thanks David! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 I knew they made the baseray baseboard types, but didn't know about the others. I don't have to be sad anymore. Thanks. And, I need an odd size for my kitchen, now I know where to get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thanks for the link. I am pleased to find that source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarajohn Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 hi I can't consider any individual who might have an open window when it?s that cool, but he claims that the plumber will testify for that. Could you let me know what happens when a radiator bursts because the pipes froze, as opposed to what happens when there is a defect in the rad itself? As I said, minor gaps started to form, consistently, along a single one of the rad's vertical tubes. What could precipitate that? At long last, all the rads have two pipes going down. They have an outlet for bleeding and a round key/wheel to turn them on and off. What type of system would that be? It's more than 80 years age and has never been changed save for the furnace. I realize that the furnace has a temperature and a pressure setting. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hot water/hydronic. It's a boiler not a furnace. Sounds like maybe the radiator is rusting out from the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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