HELLSUNICORN
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- Jul 20, 2008
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I have been looking at different radiant flooring systems over the last year and after doing a bunch of research I decided to purchase the RMS7 system made by Radiant made simple. My original plan was to build my own system but because I am working over 80 hours a week I didn't have time.
Here is an overview of my system. It is a 22x24 addition to my pole barn. I have 3 inches of foam under the slab and 2 inches on the perimeter. I have 3 300 foot loops of pex.
The Radiant made simple system is not cheap. I paid almost $2100 with shipping. I picked it because of the quality components included and the fact that it is assembled. http://www.radiantmadesimple.com/product.php?ID=1
Shipping was fast. I purchased the system online at it was at my door step in about 4 days. I must say when I opened the box I was a little disappointed to find it wasn't as assembled as I thought it would be and a lot of plastic was used for the plumbing components. The manifolds looks like cheap plastic and pex shutoffs and connectors are cheap looking plastic.
The system comes mounted to a board but you have to add some pipes and the expansion tank. As you can see by the pictures the pipe is to short and the shut off valve hits the pump. I had to remove the knob to be able to thread it on. I was also disappointed that for the price nothing was wired. I assumed it would be a plug and play system where I hook up power and it works. This wasn't the case. I should have asked this before I bought it so I guess this was my fault. I ended up spending another $85 in electrical parts to wire it up.
The fittings for the pex and manifolds feel cheap. I assumed they were going to leak but once I installed them and filled the system I was wrong. They were easy to install and do not leak. I am worried that over time the plastic will degrade and it will leak. I will fix that problem if it ever happens. I had a lot of problems getting the air out of the system. I could not get the pump to bleed. I followed the directions carefully and only deviated when that wasn't working. It took me about 3 hours and a couple of calls to tech support to get the air out. Once I got the air out of the pump it worked great. Tech support was very helpful and called me back to make sure it was still working correctly.
I would recommend this system. If you have the time you could build once for a lot less but I didn't have the time. I wish it would have been more assembled at the factory and the plastic parts were brass but it seems to be working great. This system takes a lot of the guess work out of what you need and its nice to have the warranty and tech support.
Here is an overview of my system. It is a 22x24 addition to my pole barn. I have 3 inches of foam under the slab and 2 inches on the perimeter. I have 3 300 foot loops of pex.
The Radiant made simple system is not cheap. I paid almost $2100 with shipping. I picked it because of the quality components included and the fact that it is assembled. http://www.radiantmadesimple.com/product.php?ID=1
Shipping was fast. I purchased the system online at it was at my door step in about 4 days. I must say when I opened the box I was a little disappointed to find it wasn't as assembled as I thought it would be and a lot of plastic was used for the plumbing components. The manifolds looks like cheap plastic and pex shutoffs and connectors are cheap looking plastic.
The system comes mounted to a board but you have to add some pipes and the expansion tank. As you can see by the pictures the pipe is to short and the shut off valve hits the pump. I had to remove the knob to be able to thread it on. I was also disappointed that for the price nothing was wired. I assumed it would be a plug and play system where I hook up power and it works. This wasn't the case. I should have asked this before I bought it so I guess this was my fault. I ended up spending another $85 in electrical parts to wire it up.
The fittings for the pex and manifolds feel cheap. I assumed they were going to leak but once I installed them and filled the system I was wrong. They were easy to install and do not leak. I am worried that over time the plastic will degrade and it will leak. I will fix that problem if it ever happens. I had a lot of problems getting the air out of the system. I could not get the pump to bleed. I followed the directions carefully and only deviated when that wasn't working. It took me about 3 hours and a couple of calls to tech support to get the air out. Once I got the air out of the pump it worked great. Tech support was very helpful and called me back to make sure it was still working correctly.
I would recommend this system. If you have the time you could build once for a lot less but I didn't have the time. I wish it would have been more assembled at the factory and the plastic parts were brass but it seems to be working great. This system takes a lot of the guess work out of what you need and its nice to have the warranty and tech support.
