Fine/Line 30 5 ft. Hydronic Baseboard with Fully Assembled Element and Enclosure in Nu White

its 3/4 and can be reduced down to 1/2 if that is the size feed lines you have

It may be air bound bleed the air out with an air bleeder. Also check your circulating pump to make sure it is working.

Yes, and no: Yes, if you can plumb hot water to circulate through the copper pipe. This system is "base board hydronic" heat. I replaced the electric base board heat in my house with fine line 30. I had to purchase a boiler and circulation pump to provide the hot water (140F) for the system to work. No, these will not work using electricity.

You could, but electric baseboard would be a better cheaper solution. As you need a potable water circulating pump (prevent pump corrosion), relay (unless running continuous), bleeder valve, and water heater. If you are using the water heater for hot water it will reduce your recovery rate. BTU output varies based on water temp. 120F is only about 1100BTU for this model. You could use a electric portable heater or 2' electric baseboard and achieve the same output. Even M type copper is rated for several hundred psi, so pressure is not the issue. Oxygen corrosion issues are for the iron parts in boilers and cast iron circulating pumps. Hard water will effect the heat transfer over time the same as it will foul a hot water heater. While I can't speak to you situation, typically unless you are planning on installing a boiler in the near future though this would not be a recommended solution and an expensive solution.

The units have a paper template for the pipe placement off the wall or floor. I install the casing 3/4 inch off the floor using wood spacing blocks and use wallboard screws to mount to studs. Do not install the screws behind the fins and pipe, if you ever have to remove the casing you will be in for a lot of work. When installing units together, use a large level or level string.

I used a 3/4 sharkbite connector to couple the copper ends to 3/4 cpvc pipe (~2-3” in length, then reduce the pipe size to 1/2 cpvc. To do so, you need to cut off the enlarged female end first.

Slant fin 30 baseboard puts out 580 BTU’s per foot when supplied with 180F water at a 1 gallon per minute flow rate. Thus 5 feet would have an output of 2900 BTU’s. There is no set amount of space that 2900 BTU’s will heat. As I am sure you can imagine the same space if located in Alaska is going to need more heat than the same space in Florida. To determine how much heat your space needs you would do a heat loss calculation. Slant fin offers a free application for this. It is available for down load at the Apple or Droid application store. You enter information about the space, such as size, geographic location, construction type, etc. and the program will calculate the amount of heat that space will lose on the coldest hour of the coldest day of the statistical year. So you will know how many BTU’s of capacity you will need to install.

The product you are asking about is a 5' enclosure with a 5' hyrdonic element inside. I don't know what else you might need as each installation is different. You may need trim accessories, copper fittings etc. You are welcome to give me a call and we can discuss your application. Chris 978 651 3301