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Robert Bolster
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Mechanical room layout
I have new construction ICF home with Wirsbo radiant, Buderus G115 and indirect tank, Logamatic. Five 250' loops in basement floor all one zone. Five 250' loops on main floor with one of the loops zoned seperately for bathroom. One 250' loop to loft area bathroom. Three 250' loops in a bonus room above a detached garage 100'away. All circuits pulled and returned to the mechanical room. Need suggestions on the best layout to pipe this system. I've done HVAC work for 30 years but this is the first hydronic system. I'd like to create a picture perfect mechanical room that works like a champ.0 -
Tell us some of your ideas...
we can critique them as you work out the details.
FYI, I always thought the paninted or aluminum diamond plate mounting board was about as cool as anything I ever saw. I think Hot Rod was a student of that form?
Knock dead gorgeous!
Probably Tekmar for controls. 3-speed circs. would be a nice touch...
And remember, PEX looks "dorky" because it is virtually incapable of staying straight and aligned once it gets 2" from a "clamp." Copper maintains a straightness. Try and make some form of "transition 'box'" to allow everything on the mounting board to be copper, and the transitions from PEX to copper "hidden" from view, but readily available to inspect. Most potential leaks, will be at the C X PEX adapters.
Good luck and let us know how it works out.0 -
I am with Ken
on this and appreciate your willingness to expand into hydronics and do it well! Yes, do post updates, please.
One minor point of Ken's: I think the diamond plate was Heat Boy (HB) out of PA although Hot Rod may have influence that as he does so many of us. The rest of Ken's suggestions are great in an of themselves.
One suggestion is the bonus room that is 100 feet away. Not sure how you are assigning circulators but I would put that one on it's own circulator if you were otherwise thinking of combining it onto a common circulator or manifold. Otherwise that longest run would define your pressure loss for the entire system). I imagine you are already doing this but just wanted to ask.
Another circulator would also be a reliability issue should a larger one go down. More diversity and back-up for at least part of the house.
When Ken says, pex looks "dorky", some of us may take offense and beat him with our pocket liners.
Brad0 -
KY INSTALL
Thanks for the input. Maybe there is still time to slip some diamond plate on the control panel. I have a plumbing schematic that was suggested in the Buderus application manual that I was considering to use as a guide. http://www.buderus.net/Portals/16/Lit-Room Sensor-IOM-01.pdf
This is on page 32 of the application manual. It uses a pump for each circuit and everything is controled by the Buderus Logamatic 2107. Does this sound like a good direction to be going??
Bob Bolster0
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