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Started by Magistrate, September 18, 2006, 08:20:54 PM

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Sandy Eggo

#135
December 10, 2006, 11:48:44 AM
Reading about your heated floors makes me think of those early morning trips to the bathroom. NOTHING is more shocking than how cold the floor gets. LOL
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

"Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambitition" -- anonymous

Magistrate

#136
December 11, 2006, 08:22:17 AM
Here is a picture of my new furnace.  :smile: The green box on top is the controller for the pump that is fed from the house thermostat. The smaller box below that is the floor temperature controller. It has a probe in the floor that provides a temperature input to it and it maintains the floor temp at the desired setpoint when the house thermostat is calling for heat. The gold item in the piping is the circulating pump that moves the water through the floor. The gray knob to the right of that is the temperature regulating valve which keeps the water circulating in the floor at 110 degrees. It circulates the water through the floor and meters in hot water as needed to maintain the set temp of the water in the floor. It can be set from 110-140 degrees. I am keeping it at the low side to prevent shocking the concrete floor. It has brought the floor up to the desired setpoint temp and will be maintaining the house temp about 3 degrees above the gas stove setpoint. It felt quite nice to touch the floor and have it not be cold. I will be playing with it through the week to see how the different settings will affect the heating system. :smile:



Also the LRHG had fun decorating the new house for Christmas! :biggrin:

Something to Consider! God Bless!

Sandy Eggo

#137
December 11, 2006, 09:39:58 AM
So, hot water through the floor? My toes are feelin' toasty just thinkin' about it. What about leaks? I mean in the future. How will you know and fix them if there happens to be a leak in the piping going through the floor?
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

"Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambitition" -- anonymous

Gryphon

#138
December 11, 2006, 09:45:24 AM
oh I love those heated floors!! Im going to try my hand at tiling after Christmas is behind me...laying travertine in my master bath. Im worried it might be cold (my master bath has a porch UNDER it...so the floor is cold anyway). I looked into one of those electric "warming mats" to lay under the tile...its supposedly an easy retrofit...we shall see!

Magistrate, is the house ona slab?

Magistrate

#139
December 11, 2006, 10:14:57 AM
The piping is PEX tubing and is set into the concrete slab. There is 1600 feet of 3/4 tubing in the concrete and it has a 50 year warranty. There are no joints anywhere in concrete so the likelyhood of a failure is very slim. The slab has rebar and remesh to keep it stable and the tubing is wired to the remesh. Even if the slab were to crack, the rebar and remesh would prevent any movement that could possibly damage the tubing. :wink: There are three zones, all equal in length, but all controlled together by a single controller. It is a single slab set on a 12inch gravel bed with 2 inch compressed foam insulation the sparates the gravel and footer from the slab. There are drainage lines to keep any ground water from contacting the slab and reducing it's efficiency. The footer is separate from the slab and the slab is stepped onto the footer to prevent heat loss through the sides of the footer in the winter. The concrete was done in three pours. One for the footer, one for the main floor that is heated, and one for the front porch which is not heated. The tubing should effectively outlast the house. It was pressure tested to 125 PSI for two weeks before pouring the concrete to assure it would be able to hold up. :smile:

The mats work well from what I understand Gryphon and are easy to install. You just need a 120 VAC supply to them. It would be a nice selling feature for a "flip". :wink: You will find that it will be well worth the investment. :smile:
Something to Consider! God Bless!

Gryphon

#140
December 11, 2006, 10:22:16 AM
Ive used them in several flips before...and in new construction too...
I think that since Ill have my floor torn up anyway, it will be money well spent.
The new house in WV for my parents has a slab in the basement...and we may well end up doing something along the lines of what you have...their basement will be a walkout with guest rooms...so it doesnt need to be heated all the time...

Magistrate

#141
December 11, 2006, 10:43:19 AM
If you do Gryphon, you will need to make sure that ground water cannot contact the slab or you will find yourself heating the world instead of your floor! :eek: LOL
Something to Consider! God Bless!

Gryphon

#142
December 11, 2006, 10:56:32 AM
Yeah, I hadnt thought of that...

Sandy Eggo

#143
December 11, 2006, 11:08:16 AM
Wow! Great explaination thanks. I was thinking more along the lines of a power outage and freezing pipes, but it sounds like everything has been considered. Not that I expected less LOL but it does sound wonderful.
Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten. - -Cree Indian Prophecy

"Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambitition" -- anonymous

Fatcats Mom

#144
December 12, 2006, 06:48:16 AM
Tell LRHG, I love the decorations. :yes:

Magistrate

#145
December 12, 2006, 08:15:29 AM
Quote from: Fatcats Mom on December 12, 2006, 06:48:16 AM
Tell LRHG, I love the decorations. :yes:

ROFL! I will tell her! :wink: Have a great day my friend and Merry Christmas! :smile:
Something to Consider! God Bless!

tallulahdahling

#146
December 13, 2006, 02:56:15 PM
Giggle--2 funny--ya'all have a very Merry Xmas!   ;)
If you don't have anything nice to say then come over here and sit by me!

Sunny

#147
December 21, 2006, 10:17:06 AM
Quote from: Magistrate on December 12, 2006, 08:15:29 AM

ROFL! I will tell her! :wink: Have a great day my friend and Merry Christmas! :smile:

Ditto that from me, Magistrate! It's wonderful to hear about your progress, too! Merry Christmas to you and the little lady. :smile:

tootallannie

#148
December 23, 2006, 06:39:44 AM
What a great idea. My house may be warm but my floors are always cold. Just think. You can run around barefooted in the winter. :)

Merry Christmas to you and LRHG.

Magistrate

#149
December 23, 2006, 09:29:44 AM
Quote from: tootallannie on December 23, 2006, 06:39:44 AM
What a great idea. My house may be warm but my floors are always cold. Just think. You can run around barefooted in the winter. :)

Merry Christmas to you and LRHG.

Isn't that a great thought! :biggrin: The LRHG is looking forward to it! Merry Christmas to you as well my friend! :smile: Come on over one day and kick off your shoes with us! :biggrin:
Something to Consider! God Bless!
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