John Siegenthaler, P.E., operates Appropriate Designs, a building systems engineering firm in Holland Patent, N.Y. He is the author of the course materials for the ASSE 19210, Hydronics Heating and Cooling Installer Professional Qualification Standard,, as well as the author of "Modern Hydronic Heating for Residential and Light Commercial Buildings," and “Heating With Renewable Energy” (both published by Cengage)
John Siegenthaler provides a step-by-step guide to calculating the length of finned-tube baseboard radiators.
Even if you install a grille, building a wood cabinet around strip of hydronic baseboard radiator will compromise heating performance
With the right hardware and layout, hot-water heating saves energy and makes ideal use of the sun.
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