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alternatives to spacepak...

Glenn Harrison_2
Glenn Harrison_2 Member Posts: 845
in THE MAIN WALL
1. The diameter of a Spacepack duct is about 2" inside, so 1" or 1 1/4" wont move the needed air

2. The cold air going through those steel pipes would cause a lot of seating of the pipes, causing water damage.

3. The elbows in the piping would choke the airflow further.

4. How would you control having the air flow out the vents in the summer, and still guarantee the steam won't blow out the air vents in the winter. These vents would have to be fail safe to prevent turning the house into a steam shower in the winter.

5. Chances are pretty good the air would be come contaminated by old loose debris in the piping,and these contaminates would blow throughout the house.

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  • John Shea
    John Shea Member Posts: 247
    forgive me for being naive, but...

    Is there a reason that one-pipe steam pipes couldn't be used to transport 'cool' air from an AC unit?

    I envision a special valve at the radiator that closes the radiator, but opens another vertical pipe (maybe something telescopic in design?)

    Never heard of this being done, why can't it? Again, I know nothing about cooling with AC.
  • Jed_2
    Jed_2 Member Posts: 781
    Must be drugs!!(NM)

  • John Shea
    John Shea Member Posts: 247
    Must be 16, and without an answer.

  • Leo
    Leo Member Posts: 770
    It won't work

    A very big part of AC is air movement. In your example the pipes are too small to move enough air, the radiater wouldn't be able to transfer enough cooling energy. Systems that are out there can always be improved but what you are asking isn't workable. Sorry

    Leo
  • Ted_9
    Ted_9 Member Posts: 1,718
    Ideas

    Are you suggesting using the same pipe for heat and cooling. Think of how aweful it would smell during cooling season.

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  • Ted_9
    Ted_9 Member Posts: 1,718


    For arguments you could say high velocity, but thats not the problem with this system.

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  • John Shea
    John Shea Member Posts: 247
    no problem...

    thanks for an honest answer.

    I wasn't implying that the radiator itself be part of the equation. The radiator valve would have another 'take-off' with a 90 and a vertical pipe to the ceiling. (Closing the path to the radiator would open the path to the ceiling)Most of the pipes to my radiators are 1" or 1 1/4", not sure how big spacepak is, 2"?
  • John Shea
    John Shea Member Posts: 247
    yes, that's my suggestion...

    My house doesn't stink from the air that comes out of the pipes on every heating cycle.
  • John Shea
    John Shea Member Posts: 247
    what is?

  • Keith_8
    Keith_8 Member Posts: 399
    Problems?

    Blowing scale and dried crud thru out the house.
    Velocity noise of the air moving thru the small pipe.
    Finding the room in the basemant next to the boiler for the jet engine that would be required to overcome the static pressure in the pipe.
    Retrofitting your steam system to be a dual temp distribution system.
    Sounds like an exercise in futility.

    Keith
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