Well, I think it's working...
I'm working on a 36X40 shop, broke ground in June. I finally got to the point where it was time to install the boiler and associated hardware for the radiant heat flooring.
Pex was of course installed prior to the pour. I have 3 loops, each just over 400'. Heat source is a 9kw ElectoBoiler, it hangs on the wall and takes up very little space.
They sent the stuff last week, but I was out of town until yesterday afternoon. I got home around 3 O'clock, and spent a couple hours getting ready. I had to hang a couple sheets of OSB on the wall where the system was to be mounted. About 5:30, I started pulling all the pieces/parts out of boxes and found the instruction pages. By 8pm, I had the entire system assembled and hung on the wall. My wife was my helper, holding this and fetching that.
Today, I went back out and tightened all the joints and fittings, then had to go shopping a couple tools and some parts for the electrical hookup. I was hoping my electrician was going to come by and hook it all up, but by the time I ran out of mechanical stuff to do, he hadn't shown, so I decided to start on the easy part, like the thermostat. Well, about an hour later, I had the whole damn thing wired and ready to go. Hooked up one garden hose to the fill valve, and one to the purge valve and filled the system the best I could. I fiddled with it at the end trying to make sure I had no air left in the system.
Once that was finished, I guess I didn't see much reason to just stand their staring at it, so I flipped the thermostat on set for 68 degrees. A few seconds later, a loud click then a quiet hum as the pump kicked on. That was it!
After about 5 minutes, the boiler out was about 72 degrees, and the return was in the low 40s. After about 10 minutes, I got bored of standing their staring at it again, it's not real exciting to watch.
So, now it's time for a big taco dinner, then I'll go out and sit in a lawn chair in the middle of the shop and see if it feels any warmer! This will, of course, require cold beer.
Radiant Direct out of Spokane, Washington were a pleasure to work with. They seem to know their stuff, offer all the options, and deliver as promised and for a reasonable price. The entire system as purchased from them ended up costing me right at 3 bucks a square, but it could have been significantly cheaper if I had used a different heat source. I wanted the elecroboiler because electricity is super cheap in Washington, and it takes up ZERO floor space. The initial cost for gas is much cheaper.
Now I can move on to epoxying my floor!!!
I'm working on a 36X40 shop, broke ground in June. I finally got to the point where it was time to install the boiler and associated hardware for the radiant heat flooring.
Pex was of course installed prior to the pour. I have 3 loops, each just over 400'. Heat source is a 9kw ElectoBoiler, it hangs on the wall and takes up very little space.
They sent the stuff last week, but I was out of town until yesterday afternoon. I got home around 3 O'clock, and spent a couple hours getting ready. I had to hang a couple sheets of OSB on the wall where the system was to be mounted. About 5:30, I started pulling all the pieces/parts out of boxes and found the instruction pages. By 8pm, I had the entire system assembled and hung on the wall. My wife was my helper, holding this and fetching that.
Today, I went back out and tightened all the joints and fittings, then had to go shopping a couple tools and some parts for the electrical hookup. I was hoping my electrician was going to come by and hook it all up, but by the time I ran out of mechanical stuff to do, he hadn't shown, so I decided to start on the easy part, like the thermostat. Well, about an hour later, I had the whole damn thing wired and ready to go. Hooked up one garden hose to the fill valve, and one to the purge valve and filled the system the best I could. I fiddled with it at the end trying to make sure I had no air left in the system.
Once that was finished, I guess I didn't see much reason to just stand their staring at it, so I flipped the thermostat on set for 68 degrees. A few seconds later, a loud click then a quiet hum as the pump kicked on. That was it!
After about 5 minutes, the boiler out was about 72 degrees, and the return was in the low 40s. After about 10 minutes, I got bored of standing their staring at it again, it's not real exciting to watch.
So, now it's time for a big taco dinner, then I'll go out and sit in a lawn chair in the middle of the shop and see if it feels any warmer! This will, of course, require cold beer.
Radiant Direct out of Spokane, Washington were a pleasure to work with. They seem to know their stuff, offer all the options, and deliver as promised and for a reasonable price. The entire system as purchased from them ended up costing me right at 3 bucks a square, but it could have been significantly cheaper if I had used a different heat source. I wanted the elecroboiler because electricity is super cheap in Washington, and it takes up ZERO floor space. The initial cost for gas is much cheaper.
Now I can move on to epoxying my floor!!!
