Recent content by Outback2013

Gents, thanks for your help with my previous questions. I am going to try to post this again as I think I just lost my pump inquiry. I am now trying to come up with a piping plan for two floors: 1. Present basement floor consisting of two 400 sq. ft. zones, each controlled by a zone valve...

Thanks Radiantec Guy. What spacing would you recommend with the pex? I seem to have read that tying the tubing to the 6" mesh at 12" centers is the common design. What are your thoughts on this? Also, I see some tubing tied to the mesh with the total depth of the slab on top, and others show a...

I am building a 26 x 30 garage with 9' walls. Installing Pex tubing and will heat the floor with hot water via a hot water tank. Set point will be 110F. I have had a similar system in my basement which was installed in 1991 and worked perfect all these years. Question now is how much pex do I...

I installed R heating in my basement 24 years ago. Two zones, each 16' x 24', heated by a 40 gal electric HWT. It has been trouble free, but no doubt a bit more costly to operate. I have been reading the previous comments regarding humidity or dampness. One of the 2 zones is my wood working shop...

Wow! What a great looking floor and garage too!!

I am also thinking about a mini split heating system. Will insulate the floor as well.

I thought I would add this post as it seems to fit into this discussion. I am building a garage 26 x 40. Will be heating with a radiant floor system. I will have to heat with electricity, at 10.25/kw. There is no gas in this area. I have read about heat pump style hot water tanks, boilers...

Radiant Floor Heating I am building a garage 26 x 40. Will be heating with a radiant floor system. I will have to heat with electricity, at 10.25/kw. There is no gas in this area. I have read about heat pump style hot water tanks, boilers, standard hot water tanks and quite frankly a bit lost...