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| john marbury (Jmarbury) (65.100.118.167)
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I’d like to get some input concerning Hydronic heat. I would like to put some piping in the floor of my bathroom and hallway and connect it to my AquaHot. I’m thinking I will route a troff in the existing floor just wide enough for the tubing and then cover with tile. Will copper work for this? Plastic? What kind of material would go under the tubing? What kind of material would go over the tubing? From the AquaHot to the beginning of the piping system will be about 5’. The tubing would need to cover approx. 23 sq.ft. Would the system need a pump? Is this a viable option? Any advice, comments, cautions welcome. John | ||
| FAST FRED (209.26.115.204) Rating: N/A |
You will definatly need some sort of pump to get any water flow. 23ft of tubing does not radiate much heat , even if you circulate 180F water , as would go to toe kick or box heaters . The plastic piping folks have calculations of BTU output by ft of run & temps . True hydronic usually uses lower temps 115 to about 130F , and circulated constantly. Would be much easier just to add a box heater with a small fan , could even seperatly Zone it if you like complexity. FAST FRED | ||
| David & Lorna Schinske (Davidschinske) (64.24.236.165)
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For such a small space you could just use a hydronic towel warmer and plumb to the Aquahot. You can not only use it to heat the bath but you can also have nice warm towels. Lorna | ||
| Mike Stabler (Docdezl) (64.255.109.197)
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Hi John: I have it in my house and shop. 10,000 ft. of tubeing 6 in. apart 5 zones. 7 inches of concrete on 4 inches of foam on mylar foil on sand. We have alot of tile and it is "WARM". Shower tile is "WARM". 71 degrees at my chair and 72 degrees at 17 ft ceiling its a 2 bedroom open loft no ceiling fans. Constant and uniform and stone dead silent. Things you need to understand. The SUN is the original "radiant heat". Only heats things it runs into, Mars,space station,Moon,My house. Radiant heat heats stuff not the air,the stuff heats the air. Radiant heat RADIATES 360 degrees,it will heat your bays as well as the cabin. Need foam and foil to reflect heat UP. Foam and foil in cieling for Down. Foam and foil in walls for In. And that invisible silver coat on windows,works with radiant. Wersbow plastic tube incapsulated in a dense material (lite cement&tile) for mass. Tile front to back. Tubing around perimeter and as much as you can get under exposed floor. Don't need no steeenking carpet when tile is "WARM". A make-up heater at door nice on ski trips but not manditory. Shoes and boots left at tile entrys "WARM". Wrenches left on floor "WARM". Take tractor out to plow snow and return... shop stays "WARM". IT IS exspensive, hard to instal, but when you wiggle your toes in the shower..OOOH YAAAA! Did I tell you it was "WARM"! Smoke,rattle&stink....docdezl | ||
| David & Lorna Schinske (Davidschinske) (64.24.236.133)
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Gee, I kinda get the idea that it might be...like..WARM!  Lorna |