Recent content by shepner

Little late to this thread but my boiler is in the house and is used to heat my garage (link). For me, this was the simpler option as I was already going to the limit of what the city would permit. Running a gas line out there would have been tempting fate. My system is fully running glycol...

FWIW, I have a pair of variable speed ValuTek direct drive fans with shutters (very similar to this). The intent is to use them for cooling (I have a pair of variable speed thermostats) as well as a quick way to deal with smoke and such. My fans are built into a wall near the peak. While the...

Same problem here. I found that my ice scraper does a good job of dislodging the salt and grit deposits before I sweep

IMO be happy with what you have and use it to pull the replacement if/when it fails.

FWIW, I have a pair of older Aruba PoE switches (eBay) which I disabled the stacking on the SFP+ ports, installed 10G fiber interfaces (cheap generic ones) and ran 30m worth outdoor grade OM3 fiber (specifically this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YWJPBF7/?tag=atomicindus08-20) between...

>With a 80 degree floor temp ... you should be getting much higher internal building temps. I'm thinking the way you are measuring is off and the thermostat should be at 5' for the room temp Yep, the thermostat is ~5' up and even isnt on an outside wall. Not too far from the side door tho but...

>[...]Then, I contacted 5 (at least) plumbers and did not get one call back. [...] yeah, I originally got an absurd quote from one place (who obviously didnt want to do the work), not much better luck with the others, and decided to strike out on my own. I went through a worse mess just to get...

Im guessing someone reading this thread will find LoopCAD useful: https://mrpexsystems.com/design-services/ >I like how you ran the PEX ... have you measured the loss in the ground ? My manifold had little thermometers on both sides. I havnt tried calibrating them but I seem to be loosing ~8F...

>Why the two two pumps vs one pump? In my case, I designed my system and paid an expert to review the design, adjust as needed*, and then install. I had 2 circuit diagrams of how the hydronic system would work. One had a single pump and the other had several. After all was said and done, I...

Here is my build thread which might help with some of the questions: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=405825 >Where are you measuring the temp ? With floor temps at 80 and you insulation .. you should be getting higher temps ? I have the thermostat set so the floor wont...

>Any opinions about the choice between the 2 Alpha pumps? Im looking at the website. I think the Alpha1 is intended for use with an external controller. The Alpha2 sounds like it has the controller built-in but appears to have a much lower max head. I checked, and I now have the Alpha2 on my...

Mine is L shaped and 10' high: 10'Wx27'L in one way and 8'Wx28'L the other. Stairs go up in the corner. Im currently building lots of shelving up there and its been storing all the stuff I dont want to trip over on the main floor. Starting to like it for woodworking up there too. Keeps the...

>decided to just go with 3 speed settable Gundofos pumps heh. Yeah, that likely the exact same as what was originally installed on my boiler. It got tossed when the garage got hooked up. :) ...6mo later Im wishing I didnt toss the old pump because Im thinking Id like to use an old dishwasher...

Just now discovered this thread so here is a bit of an info dump: I went through something very similar with my new garage which is slightly smaller and I have a mezzanine for a 2nd floor. I have 2 insulated roll-up doors There is R40 worth of foam under the roof and R21 of mineral wool in...

yeah, much of that is due to the city's requirements and my need for clearance. Its a bit unconventional but it works. Do you have a picture or link of a kicker? Im not sure what that is. your gutter recommendation is pretty close to what had been going through my head. The french drain...