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Plumbing in Iceland.

PC7060
PC7060 Member Posts: 1,310
in THE MAIN WALL

Got back recently from 11 days driving around the island. With seven active volcano system; Icelands heating is driven either directly by geothermal vents or indirectly by geothermal power plant both large and small.

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  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,310

    Lots of radiant panels in use with in floor a close second. This 400 year old black basalt church was heated with an electrically powered hydronic boiler and with radiators under each bench seat there is no excuse for missing services.

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    delcrossv
  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,310
    edited 1:47AM

    Adjacent to the church was a nice cafe made from a converted milking barn although the building’s owner said the primary conversion tool was a bulldozer. Apparently the barn was built in 1942 when concrete was a scarce resource so the barn was mostly sand / stone with minimal cement.

    The building is heated with in floor heating powered by a A2W system.

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    The tables and chairs are old sets donated by the local community including some from house no longer habitable due to recent volcanic activity. 😞

  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,310
    edited 1:35AM

    With exception of the new hotels, plumbing and hydronic lines tended to function oriented with many pipes mounted on surface of wall. Lots of press fitting including chrome plated ones although I did see some nicely sweated 3/8” copper supplies

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  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,310

    Have to admit, the two phase recepticals were much easier to use than the three prong TR plugs we have to deal with. A lot of the wiring appears to be small gauge (18ga?) often run in open trays alongside the heating lines

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  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,310

    oh and we saw some mountains and such as well.
    😂😎🙃

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    delcrossv
  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Member Posts: 22,891

    nice pics, we are headed there next fall for a visit , this seem like a good time of the year to go?

    The panel rad on edge is unusual😯

    Bob "hot rod" Rohr
    trainer for Caleffi NA
    Living the hydronic dream
  • PC7060
    PC7060 Member Posts: 1,310
    edited 1:04PM
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    yes, we were there first two weeks of month. It was cold in the north and windy every where but we had clear weather. I learned quickly to double check google map directions and avoid the 3 digits roads in mountain area if you want to stay upright (October to April). This was taken on the “big” route 1 ring road. Imagine what they consider a little one; one lane sections with pull offs were common. A lot of the terrain reminded me of smaller scale versions of the American west

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    JUGHNE

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