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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Radiators here. I like them. Better than forced air, but I have two massive gripes:

My pipes clank when the heat goes on and off - it's the expansion of the pipe rubbing somewhere against a joist. We don't know where but it's a huge pain in the ass when it wakes you up at 3am.

Floor space. In an old house it really limits the way you can configure a room.

We are doing an addition and currently debating whether to keep or toss. It seems cost ineffective to keep them, I hate to lose them, but it may make more sense - and I won't miss the clanking.[/quote]

Radiator market is dead, it is very costly to maintain or add on especially as technology moves forward with forced air systems. The demand isn't there and you will need to call old timers and expensive specialists. It's like the cobol or mainframe of computers.

Not every HVAC guy knows about radiators – in fact, I'd say the minority of them do. Find someone good and ask about the clanking! You shouldn't have to live with that, and you also shouldn't rip out an awesome radiator system because of it.

Look for someplace that has been in business for a long time, and understands old houses… Most old HVAC guys will admit to you that there is no heat as good as radiant hydronic heat, no matter what it is they are mostly selling.[/quote][/quote]

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