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I spoke with one designer directly. I couldn't get a real straight answer but he finally said it would be fine. If you do the math, the total floor should me able to carry 11000 lbs and this is what he kept telling me. My concern is having 600 lbs in a concentrated area. If the ATV weighs 600...

I am looking to install some room in attic trusses on a garage I am building. The trusses provide a 13' wide room by the length of the building. In my case the room will be 13' x 28'. The floor of the bonus room is rated for 30 psf live load and 10 psf dead load. I will be sheeting the floor...

LOL. I have never run into another burhead but that has been my nickname for the better part of 20 years.

The heater draws 23-24 amps per phase. It is rated at 5.5kw so if i convert that to btu it is right around 18000.

Sorry, the post got a lot longer that I originally intended. I do intend on moving the pump to the left side but for this year it will stay. As for the name, it was a nickname that stuck after I got a bad haircut.

Pexsupply.com sells a control called a electronic temp control. It could be used like a stat. It has a differential setting of 1-30 and it comes in several voltage configurations 24,120 and 220. Very simple device. Give it voltage and then there is a set of NO/NC contacts. I am using these on my...

I wouldn't consider anything but radiant heat if you work out there at all. My dad has a slab on grade 30 x 30 that he only heats when we are working in it. He heats it with a 10k electric heater. You can heat it to 80 degrees but when the floor is still 40 degrees, you still feel cold. I just...

Hi all. I just figured I would share my project. I have been building a 28 x 32 attached garage over the last couple of years. I am finally finished. The garage has living space above it and is attached to an earth home. I have always wanted radiant floor heat as I work out there a lot in the...

You are correct. I just reread my original post and I kind of got off on a tangent with the cord thing. In my head I was seeing a piece of romex running down a wall and terminated with a 3 wire dyrer outlet plugged into a 3 wire dryer recept. While this is technically legal, it may pass in my...

I have seen those cheapo 16-18 AWG extension cords with a UL listing on them. In my experience they are the biggest cause of electrical fires. I have thrown away several "nice" space heaters that my wife bought because they had cords that were too small and got hot while being used. All of them...

The simple answer is no. But I would like some more info. Where is the dryer plug located in regards to the garage? The reason I say no is that you have a 14 awg cord that you will be plugging into a 30 amp receptacle. #14 is only good for 15 amps. I would also be leary of that heater if it only...

I had the upstairs 900 sq ft addition above my garage done with closed cell foam 3.5" thick. The ceiling above the living area has 30" of cellulose and the ceiling in the garage (or the floor of the living area) has 19" of cellulose. The garage walls are done with blown in cellulose. I love the...

Thanks for the input so far. I will see if I can find some info on doing a load calc. I had the local wholesale house size a boiler for me but it was done basically on the sq ft of the garage and didn't take into account the insulation or the fact that it was attached to the house. I was mainly...

Ok I am going to give you more info than you ever wanted. We are located in NW Iowa. Temps range from -teens to triple digits. The original house is an earth home and did not have a central HVAC system, heating was done in the past with baseboard heaters in 3 of the south facing bedrooms and a...

I would love to do geothermal but no the budget doesn't allow for it. I'm not 100 percent sold on Heat pumps in our area, temps get too cold. I will look into the boiler that you recommended.