Ever wonder what happens to 1 1/4 PEX when you have a hurricane and run out of backup power when the boiler is running? When the pressure valve pops...
The bi-annual Solar Decathlon is going on now on the National Mall in Washington DC. I visited the project two years ago and it was great - very...
I posted my radiant cooling summary in the Green Room http://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/forums/viewthread/77570/ I'm normally a boiler...
I finally have my radiant floor heating system integrated with my well water. First off, my radiant floor system was design and installed to allow...
It is the second half of April but it is 43F here tonight. Burned some more wood today and the storage tanks are full. I burned last Sunday and...
I built this limb cutting stand based on some pics posted here a couple of weeks ago. I can't find the OP but thanks for the great idea. I built...
I am looking for a simple draft inducer solution for my boiler with double wall pipe. Based on my loading opportunities, I often feed the fire when...
Who is shutting down their boiler so Santa can get down the chimney? When I was growing up in Los Angeles my parents would leave the front door...
Ever wonder what the heat loss is from uninsulated copper pipe? I found this table online....
Well, everything is in (except 1-wire montioring), tank is insulated, etc. I can now confirm that my system thermosiphons when the boiler is NOT...
My in-tank heat exchanger is finally installed. I replumbed my main heat loop to allow for the HX loop, Rennai Tankless bypass, and larger pipe to...
I am looking for a supplier for a TACO 007-VSSS-5 IFC Setpoint circulator for my in tank heat exchanger installation. The variable speed pump...
I want to limit the output of my heat exchanger to 135F to use for radiant heat and domestic hot water. I was orginally considering a tempering...
Looking for comments. Last season I used the 2x500 storage tanks as a very big radiator in my unfinished basement. This helped the first floor a lot,...
Now that my heating season is over, I want to work on a cooling & dehumidification project. We use a lot of well water on our farm (about 500...
I have my Paxo 40 with 1000 gallons storage up and running. The boiler is in an outbuilding 75 feet from the house with 1000 gallons (2x500 propane)...
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