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Old 08-31-11, 10:44 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
I have John's latest book on hydronic heating. However, I haven't finished reading it. I'm only about 1/4 - 1/3rd the way through it I think. Lots of reading yet to do!

I really want to rely on the solar as much as possible. It may never provide 100% of my heating load, but the higher the better. Therefore I'm very interested in low temperature hydronic heating. The boiler will be a backup heater although I'm sure it'll be used a lot more than I'd like.
Daox,

I thought you'd be interested... here is an article Siegenthaler did regarding hydronics in low-load houses. I think it has relevance to what you're doing. My quibble is that it doesn't really tackle low-temperature heating head on, discussing how to maximize the low-temperature potential of radiant floor heating.

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