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OK, I moved into this old house with hot water radiators last summer. When fall came the second floor was too hot so I turned off the upstairs radiators. Throughout the winter, the upstairs was still warmer than the downstairs for any setting of the thermostat. Does this mean I can remove the upstairs radiators and use them to heat the shop?
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If I may suggest one thing (I am not in the "trade") -
Please check your temperature dial on the boiler and monitor when the boiler turns on and off.
Usually the high limit is around 180-F.
Make sure it's not shooting way past this when the boiler is running.
Need to check this first before your next move.
There are many other factors such as proper pipe sizing/zoning/balancing, etc. but it's good to make sure everything around the boiler is ok first and that the system is properly filled and not low in water.
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OK, I moved into this old house with hot water radiators last summer. When fall came the second floor was too hot so I turned off the upstairs radiators. Throughout the winter, the upstairs was still warmer than the downstairs for any setting of the thermostat. Does this mean I can remove the upstairs radiators and use them to heat the shop?