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twan5 · 11-05-2003, 10:56 AM

My wife and I just purchased a 1920's bungalow in a historic part of town. It's in really good shape for its age, but it has no central air and is still using radiators for heating...

Well right off the bat, we both knew that we would want to add central air to the home. We've gotten bids for around $5-6k for a new a/c unit and all the duct work. And were told that an additional $1k will buy us a furnace. So it seems like a no brainer to add heat, except we still have the big bulky radiators located in the probable positions that the vents will most likely be located - at least on the first level. (Second level will probably have vents in the ceiling.)

My question is - What is involved in removing the radiators for a water (not steam) closed system? I've tried some searches on google, but not having much luck. If anyone has any info on whats involved, or a link to a pretty thorough explaination on how to remove these things, it'll save me alot of money instead of hiring someone to do it...

Thanks!

11-05-2003, 10:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
twan5 Crazy	Removing old house radiators? My wife and I just purchased a 1920's bungalow in a historic part of town. It's in really good shape for its age, but it has no central air and is still using radiators for heating... Well right off the bat, we both knew that we would want to add central air to the home. We've gotten bids for around $5-6k for a new a/c unit and all the duct work. And were told that an additional $1k will buy us a furnace. So it seems like a no brainer to add heat, except we still have the big bulky radiators located in the probable positions that the vents will most likely be located - at least on the first level. (Second level will probably have vents in the ceiling.) My question is - What is involved in removing the radiators for a water (not steam) closed system? I've tried some searches on google, but not having much luck. If anyone has any info on whats involved, or a link to a pretty thorough explaination on how to remove these things, it'll save me alot of money instead of hiring someone to do it... Thanks!