Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-02-16, 03:27 PM
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03-02-16, 10:45 AM
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HERE...
HERE (http://ecorenovator.org/forum/21847-post1232.html) is a description of a lot of my system and house. The more detailed thread about annualized storage of heat for floors and DHW is HERE.
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-02-16, 09:56 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-01-16, 06:02 PM
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I understand about the noise, but I don't find...
I understand about the noise, but I don't find mine very obtrusive. I think silicone plumbers grease would lick that problem. If I do or redo any plates with it, I will post.
I found that 2-4ft...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-01-16, 02:44 PM
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BBP, yes-weird we have some of the same...
BBP, yes-weird we have some of the same heatsource problems.
Do you have any heat transfer plates on your pex? HUUUUUGE difference compared to staple up/suspended. I call straight staple up...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-01-16, 01:18 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
03-01-16, 10:41 AM
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BBP,
His weather forecast shouldn't show...
BBP,
His weather forecast shouldn't show the temp in degrees, instead just the acronym "TDC!"
Of course, you must design for the demand of the building and climate. An awful lot of the...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-27-16, 12:04 PM
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Jeff, add that upon any news of frozen water in...
Jeff, add that upon any news of frozen water in the forecast, the majority of the population here rushes to the stores picking the aisles clean, stocking a month's worth of perishables that will go...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-26-16, 09:41 AM
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Yes it is difficult for a heatpump system to be...
Yes it is difficult for a heatpump system to be designed for 12million btu/month, hence the storage buffer tank with PCM described in my other thread. It can run during the day while the PV panels...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-26-16, 09:37 AM
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Mike, I beg to differ on a few.
I am not...
Mike, I beg to differ on a few.
I am not knocking slab or advocating "staple up" per se, but rather systems with heat plates holding up the pipes and using a bead of heat transfer compound. I...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-25-16, 06:22 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-25-16, 02:08 PM
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Steve, I'm not familiar with the bumblebee, but...
Steve, I'm not familiar with the bumblebee, but it seems that all the pump manufacturers are now coming out with ECM pumps which save tons of energy. It seems the Laing design still wins out to me...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-25-16, 11:01 AM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
02-24-16, 04:34 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-05-13, 09:47 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-04-13, 03:36 PM
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Forgot to say that my piping choices are for...
Forgot to say that my piping choices are for non-buried use. For underground, I wouldn't use PVC/CPVC-it cracks with ground settling as it gets brittle. Use copper, PE, PEX, etc. If you can just...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-04-13, 09:01 AM
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New projects? Yup-firing my energy utilities!...
New projects? Yup-firing my energy utilities! Even with 4 people, 2 businesses, electric clothes dryer, and shop equipment in the house, I've gotten my daily KWH use down to 17-21 without AC and...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-04-13, 08:50 AM
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Concerning thermal transfer compounds, I saw a...
Concerning thermal transfer compounds, I saw a computer forum where a guy tested various kinds, from high dollar to toothpaste! The toothpaste performed nearly as well as the most expensive for quite...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
06-04-13, 12:33 AM
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Been away from the forum a few months-both my...
Been away from the forum a few months-both my daughters married within 6 months of each other, 1 son graduated, the other moved, now grandbaby on the way! Oh, and there's regular life, too! And my...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-20-12, 11:19 AM
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Great find, Vlad! I saw those but got the ones...
Great find, Vlad! I saw those but got the ones from Gehman because they were cheaper including shipping and I didn't know the pexuniverse ones were omega-they don't describe them as such. Gehman...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-18-12, 09:36 AM
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I have used up to 350 therms of natural gas...
I have used up to 350 therms of natural gas previously in Jan without heating the basement. Using 150 while heating the basement is a big relief! I sealed up lots of leaks, added the floors, added...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-18-12, 09:16 AM
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I have builder-stock R30 blown in insulation in...
I have builder-stock R30 blown in insulation in the attic and R13 in the walls/floors. I did a manual J for the master BR since it has a high window to floor area ratio (pretty accurate) and did some...
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-17-12, 01:38 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-16-12, 08:32 PM
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Forum: Renovations & New Construction
05-16-12, 06:23 PM
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To retrofit an existing floor with staple up,...
To retrofit an existing floor with staple up, picture the joist bays you want to heat running left/right for their longest direction, in my case 14'. With a circular saw set for 1/8” deeper than your...
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