CAN YOU PRO PRESS HYDRONIC BASEBOARD HEATERS??

In this video I will show you step by step how to pro press hydronic baseboard heaters.www.supplyhous...

[@ryanbrandt3374]

Thank you. Next you should get the actuator jaw for tight spaces. I held off because of the price but it was def worth it. Have a great day

[@alexthehandyman3494]

Hello Ryan, Same here. They are so expensive!!! They are next on my tool list. Thank you so much!

[@Pathasher]

Best answer I found yet. Thanks.

[@moki7685]

Thank you for making this video. You are a great teacher.

[@alexthehandyman3494]

Thank you so much. I hope this video helped.

[@zekenzy6486]

Best Video. Good Job

[@SolidSnake-bt8eq]

I have Pex and I just bought a house and found out that one side of the baseboard doesn’t have any fins. So now I must add one to 3 fins. What tools do I need for this project. Thanks 🙏

[@flafichi]

Hi! Thanks for making the video! Are th fittings the same used for domestic water? Thanks!

[@alexthehandyman3494]

Hello Flavio. Yes they are. The pro press are the Viega brand, which are way better. And the other fittings are from Home Depot. Nothing fancy. Thanks for stopping by.

[@Handymanphilly]

@@alexthehandyman3494 Hi Alex, I was under the impression that the fittings for domestic water were different from the fittings for heating systems. I think they look the same, but are rated for high heat. Can you confirm?

[@alexthehandyman3494]

Hello @@Handymanphilly In theory yes. ...... so there is M K and L copper M is the thinnest and L the thickest. At school they teach you to use K for heating system, but reality is that most heating system are made with M and this is why. Baseboard heaters are so thin, they are thinner than M. So What good is it if your heater are less than M and your pipes are K. ? It doesn't make sense.!!!!! So a heater that is less than M last 40 plus years. M is going to last 60 Plus.... And K 80 years. It will be time for another system in a different generation: your grand son, sort of speaking. Besides regular system doesn't even reach 200 degrees and 12-25 PSI. and M copper is rated for 400F and 200 psI. So ........in theory yes....In reality NO. I hope this helps. As you so in this video we needed pipe stiffeners to be able to pro press because baseboard heater's copper is ridiculous thin.

[@Handymanphilly]

@@alexthehandyman3494 hey! Thanks! For that! Actually I was talking about the Propress Fittings. Do you need special high heat propress fittings or are you using the same ones as you would for regular domestic water?

[@alexthehandyman3494]

Yessss. Pro press fittings are the same for domestic and the ones for heating systems. (Water heaters, low pressure boilers ). They are all kind of brands. I tend to like and trust the VIEGA brand. Better quality (more expensive) You can find viega fittings at Home Depot now . HVAC fittings however are different. You can use the same gun but different type of jaws to press.