Recent content by Cougfan

Ya, the price difference in up-sizing the boiler wasn't too huge relative to the money that I have dumped into the shop, and I wanted to make sure I had enough juice. I ran the heat loss calcs, but I don't have a ton of faith in them. Oh well. It is run on two 50amp circuits (two 10kw heaters...

I just got my system dry fit today. Nothing is soldered yet, so now is the time to change anything. The flow is clockwise. I am running pex from the end of the copper down to the manifold (about 10 feet below the boiler). The pump is a taco 007. The boiler is a 20kw Steibel Eltron.

I just talked to Stiebel Eltron. They said that there is no difference between the HydroShark boiler and the Tempra boiler. The "Hydroshark" has a different name because it is part of the "hydrosmart" package (turnkey). The boilers are the same.

I am looking at the 12-15kw size. I may try calling Stiebel Eltron and asking them. I will let you know what I find out.

Can someone explain to me the difference between the Hydro-Shark 3 and the Tempra. They appear to both be made by Stiebel Eltron, and they look the same.

More pics. We pour the floor on Tuesday!!!!

OK, now for the radiant heat. After we final graded with the gravel, we put down a 6 mil vapor barrier, then 2" foam insulation. We put the insulation up the perimeter and cut it on a 45° angle. I ended up cutting the top 1/2" down so that the foam doesn't show. I know that is going to make...

Randy, Thanks...Go Cougs! 2010, Make sure you post some pics of that monster when you get it done:thumbup: Flatland, thanks for the comments, it really is beautiful up there. We have a hard time leaving it to come back into town to our current house. Davo, It was designed for 480 gallons per...

I will post pictures of the in-floor heat later.

Electrical inspected and finaled...now back to the floor. I had to plumb in the drain-waste-vent system. This was a totally new endeavor for me, but I think I got it done well enough. We will have a full bathroom, kitchen sing, and washing machine drain. I also put in some electrical conduit...

Next was the electrical. At first, I just wanted to get the power to the shop panel, get it approved, then move onto pouring the floor. When I went to go get it inspected, the inspector told me that I had to have exterior lights over all man doors, and an interior switch at every man door that...

We also put in a 3000 gallon water holding tank (cistern). Our well is about 7 gallons a minute, but there is some sediment in it. So there are a couple of reasons that I wanted to put the cistern in. The main reason is that our wellhead is not easy to access in the winter or spring (snow and...

Time to post some more pictures. Septic system... We got approved for a traditional gravity system, so the overall system is pretty standard. It is a 1000 gallon tank with 4 runs of 67' drainfield lines. I opted to go with the infiltrators instead of your standard gravel fill. These things...

HaHaHa, you are probably right. Have you been talking to my wife...she said something just like this.

PH - No, I am using a friend of mine that does some great flatwork in the area. Spyder - It's getting a little late, but I think we will be okay. It has been getting down to about 28 at night. Hopefully it doesn't get too much colder, or I may be in trouble. Being that the shell is already...