Signs You Should Replace Your Baseboard Heater Cover

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Signs You Should Replace Your Baseboard Heater Cover

If you have old hot water baseboard heaters in your home, chances are they’ve seen better days. During several decades, a hundred harsh winter seasons, and more than a few style changes, this appliance has dealt with it all. Still, this doesn’t mean your hydronic heating system is ready to throw in the towel. In fact, all it may need is a little sprucing up with a new cover. These are the signs you should replace your baseboard heater cover and what they mean for this unit’s overall performance.

Made with Less Resistant Materials

The first thing you might notice about your outdated baseboard heater cover is the material it’s made of. Older baseboard heaters are commonly covered with a thin coat of tan- or brown-colored paints. They’re not very resistant to rust over long periods of time. Wood coverings have their own issues, as they wear just like all woodwork in your house.

Has Visible Cracks or Other Structural Damage

You should also consider making the switch if you find that your cover is broken. Baseboard heater covers are designed to radiate and distribute heat through ventilation holes along the front and top. This makes it easier for the climate to change in the entire room and reduce the occurrence of cold areas. If your cover is visibly rusted, dented, missing parts, or falling apart entirely, it’s not doing its job.

You’re Tired of the Way It Looks

Another reason you should replace your baseboard heater cover is that it no longer fits with your style or design. As an integral part of your home’s environment, your baseboard heater should blend in with the rest of the surrounding artifacts. Otherwise, it’s an eyesore that you can’t ignore, no matter how hard you might try. Galvanized Steel baseboard heater covers are sleek and stylish, allowing you to quickly cover rusted and ugly components and get back to enjoying your home.

If you’ve noticed the signs and you’re in need of a new cover for your hot water baseboard heater, look no further than EZ Snap™ Covers. Our custom baseboard heater covers are made to fit 95% of all baseboard heaters and to suit different tastes. They’re also guaranteed to be rust-proof and timeless for as long as you own your home, making them one renovation you won’t need to redo, they are one & done.

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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.