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Old 01-25-13, 05:47 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by randen View Post
Is the reversing valve spring loaded or would it have a pilot solenoid on each end.
It has one solenoid on one end, and only two wires, so I'm sure it's spring loaded.


You can see the single coil and the two black wires coming out of the green coil structure.

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What is your thought on the output tank? I find that the floor responds so slowly short cycle won't be your problem and the temp is so low. I would think you could plumb your floor directly from your HX.
Well, my house is about 120 years old, and the floors I'm going to heat are suspended, so I don't think I'll be pouring a slab. It looks like I'll be doing some kind of low mass floor with aluminum spreaders, along the lines of what Vlad on his floor.

So the tank will give me the thermal mass that concrete gives you.

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