I beg to differ with Wm. Magill's assessment of value of and # of radiators
available out there.
I just recently went thru this -- trying to find some old radiators. Not
an easy thing. HVAC contractors and plumbers -- contrary to Bill's
assertion -- do NOT have warehouses full of these. If they did, I would
have been on "easy-street'". Radiators are too heavy and take up too much
space for them to keep. There's probably not a big demand for them, in
general. But when you need one, you need one. New ones cost more than old
ones. Not all plumbing supply places carry them in stock.
And, if you need one, you'll be paying hundreds of dollars (whether old or
new) -- unless you are lucky enough to come across one that someone has
placed out as "trash". Plumbers tend to get rid of them as scrap metal
(and they will say they USED TO have a bunch lying around, but got rid of
them). If the radiators are particularly interesting looking, they would
be quite valuable to the right buyer (because modern ones are very
utilitarian-looking). Still, they are heavy, and you do have to find that
buyer. ( You WILL find a buyer, but it may take a while. Or, you can
probably find someone who will take it from you (free) for a future
project. And-- in a month or maybe 5 months, there definitely will be
someone, somewhere, in our own neighborhood who will be desperately trying
to find an old radiator for a renovation project. So, keep that in mind
before you junk your radiator.)
Neil Lifson
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