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    Radiant heat with a tankless water heater (pics)

    In an effort to get my garage and basement heated for the winter (my HVAC system won't be installed until spring), I was moving forward with using tankless water heaters to supply the heat to the two areas. Garage was first, 32x40, I put together a single loop using a Taco 007 thru a EcoSmart...
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    generic snow melt operating cost question

    In an effort to determine the operating cost of a snow melt system I came up with the following using generic guidance: For a 1000 sq ft slab which required 100 BTU/sq ft of heating to melt 1.5" of snow per hour, it would require 100,000 BTU/hr. Since 3413 BTU = 1 kWh, this would require 29.29...
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    Geothermal HVAC also used for radiant floor heat?

    I'm planning on using a geothermal system for my heating and cooling needs in our new house (still in progress) and was curious if it could also be used as a heat source for my radiant floor heat? I have 2000 sq ft of basement floor (two zones) and 1250 sq ft of garage floor (one zone) to heat...
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    single unit for multiple bldgs?

    2200 sq ft basement 500 sq ft above grade slab 1300 sq ft garage 2400 sq ft shop (150-200 ft away) Can a single closed loop ground source heat pump system be used for this or would at a minimum the shop require it's own setup?
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