radiators

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    Radiators vs Baseboards

    Does anyone know or can point me to the ins and outs of these. I’m buying a very old 3,300 house with no heating system at all—no radiators, heat runs etc— and want a wood furnace in the basement. If I go with a boiler (Froling, Ecoburn etc), then what distribution system should I install? Is...
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    Outdoor Wood Boiler to Radiator System

    I have a 4500 sq ft 1850s farm house that I'm renovating. It has approximately 20 old cast iron radiators that were being heated by an Weil McLain propane boiler. I purchased an Earth Outdoor Boiler (505 Montain Man) to try to save on my gas bill. Last year spent $500 to $800 a month to keep the...