Kick Space Heaters Question...

PlumbingPro's

I have a question on kick space heaters in a boiler system. The kick space heaters have 1/2 connections, the baseboards in the system are 3/4. Is it ok to reduse down to1/2 to go into the kick space heaters and then go back up to the 3/4 once you exit the kickspace heaters? Any help on this would be great. Thanks Guys.

rex

yep ive always done it that way.....

odellconstruct

do they make them in 3/4 ? just seems like thats what u have to do , just prob loosing a lil bit of heat , but then again you dont need much as a toe kick .

KillerToiletSpider

Is this a hot water system, a single pipe steam system, or a steam system with a return?

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PlumbingPro's

This is a hot water system, 3 zones. i have 2 kick space heaters on the master bedroom zone under the his and her vanitys. and i have two kick space heaters on the living room/kitchen zone, under the kitchen cabinets. As far as im aware, these only come in 1/2? Thanks for the help guys. I realy appreciate it.

KillerToiletSpider

You can reduce the pipe size, but use bell reducers instead of bushings to ease turbulence.

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mdshunk

If it's a loop system, you might be better off coming off of it with monoflow tees to the kick heater rather than loop through it. It could be enough of a restriction to make everything after it have reduced performance if it's part of a loop.

PlumbingPro's

I was planning on putting the kick space heaters at the end of each loop. Basicaly, Zone 1, from the boiler, thru the baseboards in the master bedroom, then reduce down as they enter the kick space heaters in the master bath and then back to the boiler. Same on the zone for the living room. Boiler, to the baseboards, then to the kickspace heaters and back to the boiler. As far as using bells vs bushings, im running pex, so im just planning on using the 3/4 to 1/2 pex fittings. Speaking of pex, anyone here use pro pex/ uponor?

Paul Joseph

monoflo t's off the 3/4" branch is the way to do it rather than restrict the entire system