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2007-11-01 10:21:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
That appears to be a steam radiator.
In buildings a radiator is a heating device, which is warmed by steam from a boiler, or by hot water being pumped through it from a water heater (usually, if not quite accurately, referred to as a "boiler").
Such radiators transfer the majority of their heat by radiation and by convection.
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2007-11-01 10:29:21 · answer #1 · answered by Pumken 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It can not be steam radiator because they have one pipe in which hot steam comes up and condensate drips down the same pipe. When they collide that's the steam radiator banging sound everyone hates.
This is a two pipe radiator so it must be a hot water radiator. It is a very old style cast iron one because nowadays they use a pipe with fins on it that is in a metal enclosure.
2007-11-01 17:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
this is a HOT WATER RADIATOR. there is not a steam trap visible. And by the way there are two pipe steam systems. They are not all one pipe. The picture also shows a normal key bleeder air vent on top left side if you look. Also a steam system would feed from the bottom and have the proper valve on in to control the steam. This one has a standard gate valve.
2007-11-01 19:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by candyman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely NOT a steam radiator... there is no air vent and steam is single pipe. You have a hot water cast iron radiator... could be a gravity system (no pump) or forced circulation (pump). HTH
2007-11-01 17:55:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a radiant heating system. Cast iron boilers generate hot water or steam and circulate it through the pipes.
2007-11-01 20:35:29 · answer #5 · answered by jhiggy50 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is definitely a hot water radiator because steam has a trap and vent to keep it from exploding
2007-11-01 21:12:37 · answer #6 · answered by kman832003 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is indeed a steam radiator, but it is not cast iron it is made from copper pipe.
2007-11-01 17:34:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a colum radiator,used for wet central heating systems.old fashioned,found in old schools,hospitals etc.the sections are joined together so the radiator can be made to what ever size reqd
2007-11-01 17:42:39 · answer #8 · answered by Turdy malurdy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its called a cast iron hot water radiator.
2007-11-01 17:26:19 · answer #9 · answered by luka 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
typical hot water or steam radiator....usually cast iron and very heavy to move
2007-11-01 17:51:20 · answer #10 · answered by lenzix5 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋