Upgrade Your Baseboard Heaters with Neatheat Baseboard Heater Covers
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
- Are your baseboard heaters old and busted? Watch Tex Harris with LoneStar Home Services update these baseboard heaters with an easy, DIY-able upgrade from Neatheat. Links below.
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So I had these installed a few years back in my bedroom as a sample before making a large purchase for the living area and they looked nice during the summer but when it came to heating in the winter I noticed that my water pump for my bedroom is always running. Checked the thermostat settings and everything looked good. Checked the airflow on the baseboard and it wasn't there. Well it turns out that this specific style cuts slow down the airflow of the baseboard dramatically. So in other words the baseboard is HOT 🔥 all the time but without the airflow it struggles to heat up the area. So I remove the covers in the winter and place them back on in the summer for the look. As for the living area I still have the original baseboard with out the covers. I'd recommend trying something else unless you want to double or triple your heating cost.
This is exactly what I imagined. How could it not block the airflow? A contractor just installed these on my old ones because I asked them to repaint the old ones, and they didn't tell me they were doing this instead. They look nice, but it alarmed me. This area gets very cold winters.
You’re full of crap
@@dollyandsandyget rekt
Dude. Thank you for this. I've seen these at Home Depot but never knew they were this easy to install!
Thank you for posting the links for these on Amazon!
Great video tutorial, I'm going to give it a try. I do a lot of furniture assembly job but had a client asking if I can do the heaters covers so Im just researching around on cost and how to install them.
Yassssssss thank you for this video. I can do
This myself and you saved me some money !
Looks easy, sure hope it is . I will install one tonite.
Thank you for explaining looks very easy.
Great Video, well explained, will be doing on my baseboards
You have a very soothing voice 👍🏻
Thank you for this video!!! Helped me so much!!!
🤯 Here I was thinking I’d have to repaint!!! TY!
repainting seems a lot cheaper, but both solutions would work
Repainting is absolutely cheaper. Covers are quicker and, if your covers are rusty and dented, might look better.
Everyone's situation is different. This is just one of many options.
Great video- thanks!
Great video Thank you 🎉
Really wish this stuff was more affordable. Last quote (materials only) was still $20 per foot. It's actually higher because joiners, corners, and end caps are outrageous. A smalI-ish 3 bedroom can have 100 ft, so your looking at over 2k for a cosmetic upgrade. That's if you do it all yourself. If you are doing remove/install anyway, sand the old ones and paint them and put them back.
mine keep popping off during the winter. Any suggestions how to get them to stay on?
Thank you for the video. I have a question, Can I put furniture against the it?
Yes, absolutely.
Thanks for the great video! What can one do for electric baseboard heaters?
Thanks!
NeatHeat covers (like the ones this video) are specifically for hydronic baseboard heaters and are NOT to be used in electric heaters. But don't worry! There are companies that make covers for both such as Baseboarders and Vent and Cover.
Nice
are we not going to mention my man's majestic mustache?
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This must absolutely throttle airflow, yes?
Just bought my first house and the baseboards have decent amount of grime/dirt/rust. Heard about these covers through the grapevine. Stopped by home depot and these suckers cost as much as a fresh install. Contemplating looking up how to remove and install these things myself. It doesnt appear to be too hard but ofc looms can definitely be deceiving
Yes. They are overpriced.
Wayyyyy overpriced!
Not worth it….during Winter season they cut the airflow (don’t know why).
I've found a couple of links to DIY wood covers for baseboard heaters that look pretty simple. Some people might wonder if wood covers would be combustible, they're apparently not as long as you follow guidelines. Old article in fine homebuilding gives good guidelines.
Looks like a product that would keep a variety of items off of the fins.
the install is much easier to hook the bottom of the cover on first and then clip over the top.
Thanks for the input, Liam! You'll see in the later portion of the video that the left side cover is installed in this way.
but... you put them on the top of the old covers? you didn't ditch the old ones? i am trying to replace (temporarily) my very old and rusty covers in the bathroom....
Since we are adding the cover to the existing enclosure, will the rust not still form underneath ?
You want zintec covering, bare zintec will rust on the cut edges on raw metal. I've had samples sat outside for 5 years (in UK) with surface rust on just cut edges with noo rust. These look quite cheap though. Can't cut through our stuff with tin snips.
the only problem I have with this system is that the vent regulates the temp in the room. I don't like the idea of not being able to access it
For the 5ft, we can’t do a 3ft and a2ft? I don’t have a way to cut it
You can purchase them in either 4' or 6' lengths. You will need to cut either way. You can purchase a pair of snips from your local hardware store for less than 20$. 5$ if you go to Harbor Freight.
Hope that helps!
I also took the face plate off and then put it on
Do these get rusty? In our bathroom that is the main problem
Nope! These covers are made from a plastic polymer. They will never rust.
Is this electric? Is it the same temperature? Could u put a curtain against it?
These covers are NOT for electric baseboard heaters. Yes, you can put a curtain over it.
Does it matter if the end piece touches the pipe? Is it a fire hazard?
NeatHeat covers are melt proof until about 450⁰. You should be good but there should be a little wiggle room to make sure you aren't touching the pipe on the end.
@@homeownerhelper thanks!!!
Where can you pick up these covers?
These covers are by NeatHeat. Both Lowes and Home Depot carry them! You'll find them in the same section as thermostats, generally right next to plumbing. Lowes has a habit of putting that section in the back corner of the store.
Not only can you get these from your local big box, you can also get them on Amazon. I have added affiliate links in the description for each of the pieces I used.
but what if your toddler wants to destroy such things? any solutions?
Unless your toddler is armed with snips, they are unlikely to destroy the vinyl material.
My 3 and 6 year old have yet to destroy my heater covers, and they've had almost a year to do so.
Looks great! Baseboard vents are an overlooked DIY project that can completely transform the look of your home. There are so many affordable options to choose from! :)
Such as?
@@bricksInMyBp Hope this helps! :)
Hot water baseboard covers: www.installerstore.com/Hot-Water-Baseboard-Heater.html
Decorative baseboard vents by size: www.floorregisters-n-vents.com/Browse-Baseboard-Vents-By-Size.html
You’re suppose to remove the metal panel before you install the covers.
I thought u remove the wide piece
Per NeatHeat's instruction guidelines you keep the existing faceplate.
@@homeownerhelper do u need to keep it on tho? Or just use the new front piece?
Are these metal?
Nope! The front cover is a polymer and the end caps are ABS plastic. It won't melt until about 450⁰ or off-gas.
please buy a video stabilizer
Interesting, but the shaky camera caused me to cut it short. Makes me dizzy.
"All you need is your hands and what ?
A pair of tin snips.
Overpriced junk from big box stores!
Buy slant fin hydronic standard replacement goods @ 8’
There is a reason the “fin” pivots
And these static perforated covers just don’t do the trick
Great but you have give up your right arm an first child to pay for them……must be made by hand…..Ha!
By vinyl gnomes, I think.
These covers solved a few problems for me
First there were no front covers. second the fins were really messed up. I had no idea how to get the old metal ones off and with these you don't have too!! also when I checked the cost to replace with metal covers the cost doubled so it's easy cost effective and definitely a DIY project.