Toe Kick design?

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Read all about diverter Tees in the Hot Tech Topics section to your left.

http://www.heatinghelp.com/newsletter.cfm?Id=28

I use to use two diverter tees for all my kickspace heaters. Now I know better. One is all that is needed in most cases and I've found that just one placed downstream (like Ted says) of the unit works very well.

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Brian V

Toe Kick design?

Hi all,

I'm in the middle of some home construction. I added a 2nd floor to my home. Current heating system is hydronic baseboard. For the 2nd floor I've added 2 additional zones.

I'm a bit perplexed as to what to do with the bath. I cannot put in baseboard due to the design of the room and was planning on using a Toe kick. All of the Toe kicks I'm finding are 1/2", this is where I'm not sure what the best course of action is.

Do I:

A, Not worry about the restricton the 1/2" is going to cause on the zone it's being placed.

B, Put the Toe kick in parallel to the 3/4" supply. I know flow will be restricted, but it should still get "some" right?

C, Put a 3/4x1/2x1/2 tee inline, letting 1 pass thru the Toe kick and the other bypass it.


Thanks for your time.
-Brian

Wayco Wayne_2

Use a diverter tee

Also known as a monoflo tee. WW

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Brian V

Absolutely perfect!

Would you recomend using a single monoflow at the supply to the toe kick or would you prefer to see 2 in there, both at the supply and return.

http://www.bellgossett.com/Press/monoflo.html

This would be above the main, circ's are on the boiler return.

return---circs---boiler---supply----monoflow tee to toekick-----to return

Thanks!
-Brian

Ted_9

If you are going in to a 3/4 copper loop, put one monoflo tee in and one regular tee. The first tee is the regular tee then the monoflo tee.

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tommyoil

Confused

I've read directions that have called for two diverters for a kickspace(3/4"x1/2"). Should I anticipate a problem? I've had no issues to date so I guess I followed the directions to a "tee". Anyone used or seen this method of kickspace piping?

Brian V

Gary?

You don't happen to be Gary Wallace formally of Massachusetts? Relative Dan "crusher" Paterson?

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Brian V

Moi? Now why would I do that! Even tho she is a beauty....the grill that is ! LOL

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