Forum: Renovations & New Construction
04-10-12, 11:00 PM
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"stamped" plates
PS about the "stamped" plates....I bought 50' of aluminum soffit,
cut it into 6' pieces, and I could not stamp channels into it.
But a friend suggested making carefully calculated folds
to form...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-19-12, 12:16 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-17-12, 12:02 PM
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I don't know how well that would work, as the...
I don't know how well that would work, as the plates serve two purposes....conducting the heat and holding the pipes in place.
It *does* make sense to me to use the foiled insulation in addition...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-16-12, 11:21 AM
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Radiant Floors update
I found out the answer is yes and no...
or yes, and yes. I called Radiantec,
who did not design my experimental
heating system, but they supplied the
staple-up plates and the PEX tubing.
The...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-08-12, 02:00 AM
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Experiments are fun
Experiments are fun, but it's good to
look at the tables.
In about 5 hours, my floors have gone up
one or two degrees.
I'm checking out:
1. temperature needed to heat floors
2. flow rate...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
01-05-12, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 588
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Hydronic heat - getting closer
I thought I would share that I am almost
ready for a test of the system.
Here's what I have (pictures eventually).
A B&G circulator will pull water from
the Hot side of an electric water heater....
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
12-22-11, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 588
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Hydronic heat
I have been inching along with my floors.
(Today is the first day of winter, time to
shift to Overdrive :-)
I have pressure-tested PEX in the floors
(mix of staple-up and embedded in tile),...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-17-11, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-17-11, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 588
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Thanks. I have the next experiment in mind - ...
Thanks. I have the next experiment in mind -
and I am working on figuring out a better heat source,
and hooking up a pump and tstat.
My recent experiments provide me some experience
with the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-17-11, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 588
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-17-11, 07:32 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
11-17-11, 01:41 AM
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I have been working on the hydronic floor...
I have been working on the hydronic floor recently,
and today I tested something.
I may not have learned anything.
I have 600' of radiantec 1/2" O2 barrier stapled
under the floor of a 400 SF...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-02-11, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 588
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Where does hot water come from ?
Part 2 - Where does hot water come from ?
We are almost finished with an addition
that includes 800 SF that needs heat
(and cool, seasonally :-).
I have some 1500 feet of 1/2" PEX
in the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
10-02-11, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
Pumps
Well,
Winter is coming, so it is time to act.
The main question I have today is,
what are people using to pump hot
water around their hydronic floors?
I went to a plumbing supply house,
and...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-17-11, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 588
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Radiant heat 12' between joists
After seeing webaware's post,
I'm reviewing in my mind the options
for putting radiant heat in existing floors.
I have easy access to the joist cavities
in much of the second floor.
The...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-17-11, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
webaware, Thanks! This is great for me.
As I...
webaware, Thanks! This is great for me.
As I just had PEX installed with aluminum
staple-up plates in a new addition, now I am
thinking about the old parts of the house.
-First floor - no...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-04-11, 01:32 AM
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Replies: 588
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Ko_deZ,
Thanks. I was trying to save the oak...
Ko_deZ,
Thanks. I was trying to save the oak floors.
(They are original, circa 1929 :-)
Other options include
1. forced air - I plan to use a MultiAqua air handler
for summer A/C, and it can be...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-03-11, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
Radiant tubes in "old work"
The next topic that is starting to get to its turn at the front of the line is....
How to add radiant floors to an existing house?
When the contractor happened to demolish the
ceiling in the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-01-11, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
Splices!
The one issue of hiring a "trade professional" who does similar work, rather than one in the specific field, (or DIY who reads the literature), is they (think they) "know how to do it!"
I told...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
07-01-11, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
Radiant Floor Sensors
I saw that I had another day or so to perfect the radiant floor before the cement is poured....so I called my friend to ask about embedding temperature probes in the cement. I know he has them, they...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-29-11, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-28-11, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 588
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AC,
In my under-floor (staple-up), I used 8"...
AC,
In my under-floor (staple-up), I used 8" spacing for my 1/2" PEX from Radiantec. They recommended 2 pipes per joist cavity, and they are on 16" centers. When I do the old part of the house,...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-14-11, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
pressure testing
I discussed the pressure testing issue with my friend,
and (I should stop being surprised) he guessed
right away - the radiant pipes are fine, the
pressure test fittings don't hold air so well.
...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-10-11, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 588
Views: 514,737
It's like day and night....
Today, the daytime temperatures around here were insane (if I read correctly, nearby Newark broke a record)....but the temperature after dark was 65.
It seems to me that something could be done...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-09-11, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 588
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