Manifold Gurus: Identify ?

TAG

Anybody know who makes the Warmboard manifolds and tubing?

Have the layouts from Warmboard for my build, may just order the two manifolds, actuators and AL PEX from them. They obviously don't make ... previously used Mr. PEX AL PEX before Warmboard supplied pipe. Also .. have an 1100sf area of plates and 3/8 tubing to do .. was going to use an Uponor Jr. 7 zone that I have sitting around with regular PEX for that.

Have not figured out exactly how I'm going to control the areas. Warmboard/ Slab/ Plates. The Slab and Plates are in dedicated areas that could be controlled with a single thermostat as an on and off situation. The Warmboard -- I am going to want to have more control -- so I want a decent manifold and actuator set up.

hot_rod

looks a bit like Watts Radiant

HomerJSmith

I think they are Rifeng manifolds and flow controls. That's a Chinese company. See Pex Universe online or search Rifeng.

TAG

Boy -- it's a mess out there is manifold land. Price points all over the place ... seems like most of the long time manufactures have lines from China for cost reasons.

What to do?

HomerJSmith

Cutting a vein is not the thing to do.

GroundUp

Rifeng orientates their supply on the bottom, these appear to be Bluefin manifolds. Very similar if not the same parts, just the logs are flipped and Bluefin uses NPT drains while Rifeng uses hose thread. I've got hundreds of both out there with very positive reviews

HomerJSmith

I think they are an earlier model of Rifeng before they squared off the "logs". I see two hoses on the manifold. Warmboard and Bluefin are not manufactures, but re-branders, I think. Rifeng is a manufacturer. New Rifeng manifold picture.


You can replace your return valves with new thermal actuators.

TAG

Thanks: Even bought through Warmboard the manifolds are a good value vs some (many) others. With so many possibilities available today -- many with bad reviews ... I just want to get a decent setup w/o problems.

Solid_Fuel_Man

I've used the Watts brand stainless manifolds (German made) on several jobs now and have yet to see one leak out in the field. Cant say that for the old brass Wirsbo!