Hot Water System

Hot Water System FAQ:


I’m purchasing a home with a incomplete baseboard hot water heating system. Most of the piping is in place, as is the heating unit itself.

I would like to replace the baseboard system with a force air system using convectors in each room. Since the convectors can be used for both heating and cooling is there an independent, stand alone cooling unit I can purchase to integrate with the present heating system?

And if you can provide the make and model number of this unit and that of a heat/cool convector it would be greatly appreciated.

Hot Water System FAQ:


I have a room that the pipes will not hold air-when tested, probable leak. This room was disconnected from rest of pipes. When I flush system for other 3 rooms, can always hear air and see air, water will not stay hot!!! Help, isn’t there a pressurized way they or someone can balst it out?? Second year here, I am so discouraged. I paid $600 to plumber, think he took advantage of me…it won’t stay warm, thanks.

Hot Water System FAQ:


I have hot water baseboard type heating in my home. I believe this is also known as Fin Type Heating. Normally when hot water enters the pipe you will ear a faint ticking as the metal expands. Recently in one room of my home (my bedroom of all places) the faint ticking has turned into a amplified snapping/ticking that is so loud I can hear it at the opposite end of my home… not to mention scaring me wide awake in the middle of the night.

What would cause this to start happening out of the blue like this when it hasn’t happened before?

Thanks