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Jemal
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I want to install in floor tubing in the first two floors of a house and baseboard radiators on the top floor. What is the best way to achieve this given the higher temperature water needed for the radiators? I want to run heat everything with the same condensing boiler.
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Do the math
and if you require help with the math hire someone who can . A room by room heat loss is the first step to determine equipment size, tube spacing , supply water temps .
Use a product like this on the upper floor , http://www.smithsenvironmental.com/ES_HeatEdge4cBro_SM_4.pdf and size it for using 120* or less but if you need to go as high as 140* with a 20* Delta T . Panel rads with TRVs is a better option in my opinion . These can be piped to a manifold and all rooms will have same comfort level .
depending on the number of zones you want or require will determine whether you need a buffer tank or not to eliminate short cycling of the boiler or you could use a mod / con that has mass for this , HTP Pioneer is a good choice . Will you make domestic hot water with this boiler also is another question .You didn't get what you didn't pay for and it will never be what you thought it would .
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