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I'm looking to add a 2nd zone of hot water baseboard to the addition side of my house. I can't remember but total house size is 17xx sq ft, i think? Regardless more than half but less than 3/4 of it has hot water baseboard. 2 years ago I had a high efficient gas boiler installed. At that time I got a quote for 2200 for the extension of the heat and was told that they had to zone it out. Reason was due to the distance the water would travel through the pipes, the pipes would get as hot as they should.
I started buying baseboards at Lowe's to prepare for a DIY installation, hence why i'm on here. However, with some research in prices online from some companies, I noticed that there are BTU differences. How can baseboards provide different BTUs when its just a copper pipe with fins on it?
Also, how difficult would it be for a DIY kind of person to perform this job? I was gonna have a buddy of mine help me out. Neither of us are plumbers/hvac people. The boiler I have is a Bryant BW9. Just looking to save money and gain actual heat on that side of the house. Its got as low as 42 degrees with no heat and lately my wife and I have been sleeping in the already heated spare bedroom. Any advice, suggestions, information, would greatly be helpful. Especially in the purchasing of baseboard area.
I started buying baseboards at Lowe's to prepare for a DIY installation, hence why i'm on here. However, with some research in prices online from some companies, I noticed that there are BTU differences. How can baseboards provide different BTUs when its just a copper pipe with fins on it?
Also, how difficult would it be for a DIY kind of person to perform this job? I was gonna have a buddy of mine help me out. Neither of us are plumbers/hvac people. The boiler I have is a Bryant BW9. Just looking to save money and gain actual heat on that side of the house. Its got as low as 42 degrees with no heat and lately my wife and I have been sleeping in the already heated spare bedroom. Any advice, suggestions, information, would greatly be helpful. Especially in the purchasing of baseboard area.