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How much wall space for everything?

I am putting radiant heat in my garage. I need to know how much wall space is needed so the pex comes out the right distance from the corner of my shop. 30 x 56 6 loops closed loop with heat exchanger wall mounted boiler I hope I provided enough information,I am doing this at work on break.

I used coolcalc and came up with 45,000 BTU. I don't know if that number should be bigger for any extremes (add 50%)? 45,000 might make more sense to use a water heater. Most discussion on here seem to discourage using a water heater or it's just the ones I've found. Loop cad is not working...

It seems to me that a number of people that have been in the business have said on this topic (other threads) that they do not recommend condensing boilers for radiant. Reasons for this being high maint costs and high expense to buy parts. You only have to look at #2 in this thread. I'm for long...

I consider myself computer literate but loopcad is not easy to use. I cannot seem to make it so it is just a garage ,without a skylight and a number of other default items in the software that do not apply. Not easy to trust results if I feel I cannot put in accurate information.

Thanks for the help.

I asked about drain types and I get EPA regs? Thanks. I'll post my address and after the slab is poured you can google it and tell me if it is perfectly square!

Any opinions on Dunkirk boilers? XEB-4

Thanks. I downloaded it. It will take a while to learn how to use it for accurate results.

How do I determine the size boiler I need?

As far as i know there are no restrctions in my area. Storage area will have pex in the for for future work space expansion. I have a small shop with out floor drains. I hate it. In winter where is the water supposed to go after the car or truck thaws out after 2 ft snowfall or where does it go...

I think the Crown CXE 5 is 150,000 btu. Is that too big?

My point was, CI boiler vs condensing boiler. Are condensing boilers worth being more efficient vs overall cost. Also i need to know. As far as location. I have no problem building a small room for the boiler. I just wanted to know where would be the right location. Cold side vs hot side of the...

I need a easy to use calculator to find out the correct size boiler. My notes from a couple years back might not be clear.

"You need to do a load .... a big boiler of any type will shout cycle and waste fuel" Are you saying this boiler is too big ?