How To Install a Baseboard Radiator Cover in Your Home

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How To Install a Baseboard Radiator Cover in Your Home

How To Install a baseboard heater cover in Your Home

Baseboard heaters are an efficient, cost-effective way to heat the home, but they’re not always the best looking. Due to their positions on the floor, they’re often bumped, bent and rusty after years of abuse Adding baseboard heater cover to your setup helps protect your heaters and makes them look better than new! In this article, you’ll learn how to install a baseboard radiator cover in your home.

Measure Your Heater

The first step when installing baseboard heater covers is to measure your heaters. Measure your heater from the top of the heater’s wall plate to the floor. Next, measure the heater horizontally, from the back of the wall to the front of its cover. Finally, measure the length of your baseboard heaters to determine what length you will need.

Remove the Old Cover

If you have an old cover on your baseboard heater, you’ll need to remove it before you install a new one. If you have an older model baseboard heater with its original cover still attached, remove the front cover of the heater, 2 end caps and old damper.

Choose a New Cover

Next, choose a new cover to install over your baseboard heaters. What color do you want? What material? What design? Baseboard heater covers are available in a variety of styles, so consider your options before settling on one. Be sure to choose a design that will allow heat to radiate from the heaters and choose a material that is resistant to rust and easy to clean, such as powder coated galvanized steel.

Knowing how to install a baseboard radiator cover in your home will help you complete this upgrade with ease. It’s even easier to keep your home safe and beautiful with a new set of baseboard heater cover from EZ Snap™. Simply snap them into place over your baseboard radiators, and bingo, you’re good to go.

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How to measure baseboard heaters:

Step 1
HOW TO MEASURE

Always measure left to right, and twice for accuracy

Floor to top of Fintube | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Covers

Step 1: Floor to top of Wall plate

Measure the height from the floor to the top of the metal wall plate.

Follow our guide for baseboard heater cover measurement:

Any baseboard larger than 7 3/8" (188 mm) will be compatible with our standard cover.

Any measurement greater than 9 3/8" (238 mm) will fit our tall cover.

Fin Tube Height | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Covers

Step 2: Bottom of Fintube to Top of Wall Plate

Measure from the bottom of the finned tube heating element to the top of the metal wall plate,

A measurement of 5 1/2" to 6 3/4" (140 mm – 172 mm) will fit our standard cover.

A measurement of 7 1/2" to 8 3/4" (191 mm – 222 mm) will fit our tall cover.

Depth | Measure | EZ Snap™ Baseboard Heater Cover

Step 3: Back Wall to Front of Fintube

Measure the distance from the wall or the metal wall plate attached to the wall, to the outside of the finned tube heating element.

Any measurement of less than 3 1/8" (76 mm) inches from the wall will fit our

standard cover.

Any measurement of less than 3 1/8" (76 mm) inches from the wall will fit our tall cover.

Step 2
DETERMINE IF BRACKETS ARE NECESSARY

Always measure left to right, and twice for accuracy

Wall Widget

EZ Snap™ Wall Widgets are used when your old or existing wall back plate has been removed or if you have to hang your new cover 1 inch or higher to bring them up to a height that will fit our installation guidelines. Just measure your overall desired height, subtract 1", drill a hole, preferably in a stud and attach it to the wall with the included screw.

Floor Fidgets

EZ Snap™ Floor Fidgets easily raise your new covers ¾ inch to compensate for any ¾ inch floor (wood, tile, or other) that has been installed any time since your baseboard heater was originally installed. May be used for any reason when the overall height has been shortened and the total height is less than 7-½ inches for standard height or 9-½ inches for the TALL height EZ Snap™ BaseBoard Covers. Just use the self-tapping screws to secure them to the top of your existing wallplate.

Wall Contraptions

EZ Snap™ Wall Contraptions are used when your wall back plate has been completely removed. EZ Snap™ Wall Contraptions receives your EZ Snap™ BaseBoard Cover and keeps your aluminum fin tube from sagging. These completely replace your wall back plate. To install, slide up from the bottom and make sure the top is at your desired height. Screw to the wall, then bend the front finger up to hold the fin tube in place.