BBP,
https://www.heatspring.com is running some free seminars, as a way to encourage people to take their (too expensive) courses. But there is a lot of good info in the courses, and Siegenthaler has given some good ones on low temperature heating
and cooling.
From viewing his pre-recorded presentations, I get the feeling that he has read through some of the most progressive entries from EcoRenovator. More likely, we're drinking from the same well... but it took him a long time to come around.
He is all about high efficiency, low-mass, low delta-T, to get the required heating and cooling. And he is pushing ceiling and wall heating and cooling, and saying very little about floors.
Seems a bit odd to me, since a floor is the best place to put a radiant heating panel, even when you are talking about ultra high efficiency, and very low delta-T.
I did a search for Siegenthaler's PDFs and recent presentations on
"Low Water Temperature Hydronic Distribution Systems" and this is what I found
CHECK_IT_OUT.
But he really knows his stuff, and it's worth seeing.
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Originally Posted by buffalobillpatrick
I'm getting too old (73) to build the planned house up in Teller County Colorado... That would be a 14hr. drive to get to my daughter's house for medical help in DFW area in Tx... So I will be moving to Tx. instead. Need to be close to grandkids.
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I can certainly understand your decision, and the motivation for it. But still, it makes me a bit sad, since you have done so much of the fundamental design work on you mountain dream.
I hope that others will find the work you have done and recognize the value in it.
It would take a powerful force to move a man from a mountain in Colorado, and make him want to go to Dallas.
Yeah, grandkids would certainly are a power draw!
I wish you the best. I'm sure you will find some 'energy mischief' to get into.
Keep us posted.
With great appreciation,
-AC_Hacker