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    Finding Water lines

    ^^^^^^x50 I'd say suicide would be the best option if I pierced a tube.......
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    Lights for a 24x30

    In my 24x30 I used 9 8' 75w T8 lights in mine, you practially need sunblock :)
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    Finding Water lines

    I don't see how the "turn the heat up and the layout will show up when the water evaporates" will work. My slab heats up as one and doesn't react fast enough to do what your saying..... Yes it evaporates great but not like your saying. Unless your pipes are really close to the surface?
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    Tankless or Boiler for my PEX floor garage?

    i see, all the 1/2" ID barrier PEX is in the slab and theres about 2000' of it. after talking with a few other people i'm starting to wonder if i have the btu/hour figured wrong, maybe you guys can help me out. i was using the CPI formulas to figure this up. its 36x64 with 10' side walls, its...
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    Tankless or Boiler for my PEX floor garage?

    i've done tons of searching and knew that this is the place for this question, i know some of you guys have used a tankless setup on a PEX heating setup in slab for garages and just wanted to see what you guys thought? This would be going into a 36x64' garage w/ 10' ceilings and 2 18x8' garage...
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    Radiant Heat Pump questions - technical sizing

    how about this instead? - using CPI's heat requirement formula form it says my dads in floor heating will require a hot water heater or boiler etc with output of 101,676 btu's per hour needed. The biggest hot water heater i've found at Menards is 75,000 btu's and i found the Bosch tankless water...
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    Radiant Heat Pump questions - technical sizing

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    Radiant Heat Pump questions - technical sizing

    Ok, I've got a 24 x 30' garage and i'm using the CPI RHP-1 in my garage for my PEX, i've got 800' of line in my floor with a 50 gallon Electric Hot water heater and it works great. i have 4 input & 4 output lines and my valves are almost off, maybe open 1/8 or 1/4 turn and my pump is on low. My...
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    Pex tubing in concrete

    i've got it in my floor of garage, i just wonder how i ever got along with out it in the past...... best money i've ever spent....... 75 degrees in dead of winter for me :) As Ben Stiller says in Starsky & Hutch........."DOOOOO IT"
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    8' light problem in new garage? Help!

    yeah in parallel sorry bout that. update Menards gave me a new ballast, i wired it up last night and BAM! works like a charm. i have no idea why it just up and died though. Thanks.
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    8' light problem in new garage? Help!

    yep all connections are good, oh btw this light has worked for about 6 months, just 1 day up and decided to stop. 10-4 on the VOM, i wasn't sure if that'd work. Yes on the 96" lamps, all the others work like a champ. I'll see if i can swap out the other ballast. Thanks!
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    8' light problem in new garage? Help!

    Hello again, well i've got 9 T12 8' flouresent lights and they are great, only problem is the other day 1 light didn't come on when i flipped the switch on. They are all wired in series and 2 other lights after the 1 that doesn't work, they work fine. So i attempted to check power to the...
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    oil - air compressor

    so i'm confused, can you run just regular Mobile 1 car oil in my craftsman 2 stage? (its brand new other than break in oil)
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    PEX Heat Pump panel questions

    thats a good question, i'm not sure about the pressure. i've got a 2 gallon expansion tank inline on the hotside between the hot water heater and RHP-1 pump.
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    PEX Heat Pump panel questions

    I filled my PEX floor heat in my garage for the 1st time this weekend and i've come up with some questions, I put 20 gallons of RV antifreeze and 20 gallons of garden hose water aka 50/50 mix and turned the pump on after several hours of bleeding air out of the system i have 1 leak that i can't...
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    rv anti freeze in radiant heat

    great info, only question i've got is, which is better for PEX heat? RV antifreeze or the green automotive type? I've got mixed feelings about the RV Antifreeze produces brown sludge? then why does the CP PEX manufactures suggest to use the RV antifreeze if it doesn't work with the pump, tubing...
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    RV Antifreeze or Automotive for PEX?

    I'm about ready to fill my PEX in floor heat tubes and I'm using a 40 gallon electric hot water heater. I've got 20 gallons of RV Antifreeze and i was going to add 20 gallons of water aka 50/50 mix. But then i thought of using the "green" automotive type antifreeze cuz its cheaper, will it be...
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    Unloading a 80gal. air compressor?

    Hey i just bought an 80 gallon vertical 2-stage Craftsman air compressor and i haven't picked it up yet but they can load it using a fork lift but any suggestions how to get it unloaded out of a 1/2 ton pick-up? Only 1 other guy will be around to help unload it so man power is slim.
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    How to apply clear concrete floor sealer?

    i'm getting ready to seal my concrete slab and i'm planning on using "Sealbest 100% acrylic water based sealer". - Is this stuff good? My floor is super smooth and i'm wondering on the best way to apply this, it mentions rollers or spraying. i like the spraying idea but how will you know when...
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    Sealer Suggestions?

    Has anyone heard of "Sealbest" 10% acrylic water based concrete sealer? i want to seal my new garage floor. Check it out at www.homedriveway.com
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