Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-20-16, 08:07 PM
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This is a really big problem.
A HUGE amount...
This is a really big problem.
A HUGE amount of posts and information have been volunteered on EcoRenovator, and they should all be accessible. But they are not. Some people post their images here...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-05-16, 12:31 AM
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If I may join in...
PEX is High Density...
If I may join in...
PEX is High Density PolyEthylene (which is heat weldable) that has been subjected to a process that causes some of the molecule chains to cross-link. The 'PE' is Polyethylene...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-26-15, 09:22 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-24-15, 10:47 AM
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Views: 517,893
If you are concerned with fluctuations in your...
If you are concerned with fluctuations in your house, and you seem to be, and you think that you will experience these fluctuation with a large radiant slab, maybe you should change directions and go...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-23-15, 11:24 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-23-15, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
Yeah. John Siegenthaler is the go-to guy for...
Yeah. John Siegenthaler is the go-to guy for radiant in North America.
I actually sat in on a free webinar by him on the subject of Renewable Hydronic Heating. It was pretty good... but somewhat...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-23-15, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
Most people think that when they do a Google...
Most people think that when they do a Google search, they are by default searching over all available on-line information in the world. It is not obvious that Google localized information.
So if...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-22-15, 11:02 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-20-15, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
Drake,
Thank you for taking the time to...
Drake,
Thank you for taking the time to compose a detailed answer.
There are some Acronyms that you are using that I don't understand. I even tried to Google them, with no luck. What do you...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-19-15, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
What Exactly Did You Find Lacking?
I'd have to say that my experience with RadiantWorks was quite unlike your experience.
If a curious mind is looking for something to draw your PEX layout for them, then RadiantWorks would be...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-19-15, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
Drake,
You are asking important and complex...
Drake,
You are asking important and complex questions regarding maximization of efficiency, that involve multiple variables.
I don't believe that anyone on this forum, including people who have...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-10-15, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-10-15, 07:10 AM
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Views: 517,893
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
09-09-14, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-01-14, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-14, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
Yes. I think that the idea is to get better...
Yes. I think that the idea is to get better conduction, ant the more perlite that is added, the worse the conduction.
I'm seeing perlite touted as a thermal insulator.
Shouldn't I be going the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-14, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
Correct me if I'm wrong here...
Density of...
Correct me if I'm wrong here...
Density of gypcrete is 110 lb/cu ft
Density of concrete is 150 lb/cu ft
Density difference = 150 - 110 = 40 lb/cu ft
percent difference = (40/150) * 100 =...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-31-14, 12:31 AM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
I am preparing the room for the floor. I've put...
I am preparing the room for the floor. I've put in he electrics, now I'm insulating with some kind of board to go up on the walls. Right now I'm on a tight budget, and it's my policy to not borrow...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-27-14, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
Vlad's House...
I'd have to add to what Vlad has said, by noting that his whole house is new-built with 6" studs, 24" spaced walls, insulated with mineral wool, double glazed windows.
And also Vlad is a total...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-18-13, 04:35 PM
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Views: 517,893
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-17-13, 10:04 PM
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Views: 517,893
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-17-13, 07:18 PM
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Views: 517,893
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-16-13, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
We should ask more of ourselves...
OK, this is swell.
But the Internet is awash with forums, and blogs, and commercial builders' conventional advice. They tell you exactly how to do a conventional job.
Shouldn't we be taking the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-16-13, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
Less? How much less?
In this thread, I keep...
Less? How much less?
In this thread, I keep hearing words like "negligible" and "less".
What do they mean? No one has offered any analysis, or found any studies to shed any light on what is...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-14-13, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 517,893
michael,
I think that enough time has gone...
michael,
I think that enough time has gone by for the bloviation to fully dissipate.
I haven't forgotten that you have a nice radiant floor build going on down Mendocino way.
Hope the...
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