Koi Pond warming....
This project was great fun and put all my 40 years of hydronics expertise to the test. This client has a small Koi breeding operation. The Koi in these two ponds are worth close to 100K. They are his babies. He wants to see them all year round. The piping pictures to follow. Mad Dog
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That needs a garden gnome that is sitting on a rock next to the pond with a fishing pole
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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Koi ponds are a pain in the… well, wherever. Trust me. We have one. Ongoing headache!
Br. Jamie, osb
Building superintendent/caretaker, 7200 sq. ft. historic house museum with dependencies in New England0 -
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The Williamson on the left has been the dedicated pool heater/boiler for the Gunite pool for the last 25 years. I repiped for boiler protection (in a very tight corner and around his tool shelves) and to provide pond warming, so this boiler now gets year round use. WIRING BY OTHERS. Next time I'm there I'll bring a bag of zip ties. Mad Dog
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This is a 28 year learning and experimentation lab for me. As I learned better hydronic techniques and strategies, I would repipe accordingly. The Home has staple up Radiant, Mud Job Ceramic tile Radiant, Buderus Panel Radiators, Modine Heater for Classic Car 🚗 area. Mad Dog
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Part of my redesign was to have these two boilers be able to operate either sides' system (Temporarily carry most of tje load) if one went down. Mad Dog
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nice work, how many btu/hr to keep the pond warm?
Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
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Great question. This is the first season and the data logger is getting installed next. The big concern was not boiling the Koi! Ha ha. Mad Dog
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Another huge concern for me was using Koi Friendly PVC glue, no copper or brass either. Stainless steel as much as possible. The HX is an alloy. I even installed extra ball valves and drain stations to throughly flush out any toxins in the glue. Mad Dog
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Not Bahamas water temps, be keeps it ice free while they semi-hibernate. Mad Dog
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Looks like a full time job!!
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Looks like that can survive as low as 35° water temperature.
Bob "hot rod" Rohr
trainer for Caleffi NA
Living the hydronic dream1 -
Yes...My client is a Mad Scientist tinkerer...He adjusts temps with his phone. I'll put up some pics of his protein collector. When we were looking at Colleges for Matt Jr years back we got a tour of some MIT Aquaculture labs. I took pictures and shared them with the client. This inspired him. Its not as elaborate, but its very impressive...New York Aquarium at Coney Island quality....Lucite tanks with all of cool piping. 😎 Mad Dog
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and a random urinal…
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the saves lots of steps! @mattmia2
Edward Young Retired
After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?
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it’s important to plan ahead if you want a bit more privacy! 😂
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Like the protective stanchions. Does his move equipment thought the space?
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I didn’t know copper and brass are bad for Koi, was wondering why you used iron pipe.
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Plumber buddy of mine when he was remodeling his house he put a toilet in the middle of the cellar floor. Don't know if he ever built a bathroom around it LOL
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PC 7060...Yes..they have deleterious effects on Fish, especially. Iron pipe? No iron pipe on the pond side of the Flat Plate HX. Mad Dog
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The Subaru is one of only 50 made...its like 1200 HP or something..Mad Dog
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the first car looks like a 2024 Yenko Camaro, HP is crazy on this things 😳
The 1970 Chevelle Super Sport is very nice.
This is the pinnacle of old school man-cave.1
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