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Re: Radiant under concrete floor?
Floor warming is what I think he is after, the building has heat already.
Standing on cold concrete really saps energy from a person, besides being uncomfortable.
I just bough my first pair ever of heated socks for outdoor winter activity. They work great for old people with diminishing circulation :) Three temperature adjustments up to 8 hr on low setting before recharging.
I'd wear these in a shop with unheated concrete slabs.
hot_rod
Re: How to charge appropriately for tax in Wisconsin... Can't get any answers anywhere
I started my business in 1998, and have been audited just once. Kind of a PIA but a learning experience too. I keep better records now. The auditor found a few orders where I should have paid tax, but didn't.
As the auditor was leaving, I asked him "What about these orders?" He said "Oh, we don't bother with anything less than a hundred dollars".
Pumpguy
Re: Pipe Vise Stand and Bracket
if you do a lot of threaded pipe these portable threaders are super handy. They have cordless versions now.
I rarely used the pipe vise after I got one of these.
Does that truck have 120V receptacles in the bed.
hot_rod
Re: Replacing thermostat circuit board in a Taco 006 with a 5 wire fan capacitor?
Why is it always a NEST?
pecmsg
Re: Lock out on Carlin gas gun
Carlin gas burners are the best. If you having problems something else is wrong
Re: That Pesky O₂ Molecule – How Oxygen Finds Its Way Back Into a Steam Boiler
Can you send a photo of this "rust separator"? You might be referring to a float-style low-water cutoff device
Re: Viessmann vitodens 222 not modulating properly
"The fixed flow with a low loss header might work better with the boilers modulation algorithm."
Not just might, it's a requirement for these boilers.
GGross
Re: Steam Heat System Intermittent Firing
Hard to say but one possibility is that the clogged pigtail allowed the increased pressure to be seen (eventually?) and then took a long time to release that pressure so until then the boiler wouldn't fire.
Re: Converting from solar hot water to a traditional hot water system
How many plumbing chatrooms do you follow?
Experience from actual everyday installers is a good place to start. Or ask the counter personal at plumbing wholesalers. A drive around the back of any plumbing wholesaler give you some idea of what works and what fails.
Or call Rheem, A.O. Smith, etc and ask how many HPWH compressors they have warrantied. I'm sure they will share that info with you :)
That being said, I suspect a good portion are mis-installed, put in a small closet where the previous electric of gas tank resided.
The fact that installation manuals have added a section about calculating the room volume seems to indicate more guidance was needed.
Also the outdoor air adapters are more commonly seen with the tank sales info. The vent adapters were not talked about when HPWH became mainstream. Now Home Depot sells them.
https://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/article/attaching-ducts-heat-pump-water-heater
hot_rod