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ziggy87 · Post by **ziggy87** » Fri. Jan. 15, 2021 8:51 pm

Looks like it is coming together quite well for you.

swyman · Post by **swyman** » Sat. Jan. 16, 2021 6:44 am

Wow that turned out nice!

Post by **Rob R.** » Sun. Jan. 17, 2021 8:39 pm

Today I had to get a 6' baseboard piped to work with some existing holes in the floor. The challenge is that the holes are 56" on center, and about an inch in front of the baseboard. The holes are from the original heating system, which used convectors. The circa 1950 installers had to blow through about 12" of concrete to get close to the inside of the wall. I did not feel like doing that again and leaving the holes in the floor, so here we go. A 180 and a 45 on each end did the job.

My contractor is going to make the final connections with his pro-press tool to avoid scorching the wood (I already soldered another radiator and now will get practice sanding and staining).

Post by **StokerDon** » Sun. Jan. 17, 2021 9:12 pm

That's different, but it will still work. And way easier than going through concrete!

-Don

lsayre · Post by **lsayre** » Mon. Jan. 18, 2021 5:16 am

You do nice soldering. Is that another Haydon 958-2?

You could have stripped some aluminum fins off the element and tin-snip shortened the baseboard coverings to get it closer to the holes. But at the cost of less heat output.

Post by **Rob R.** » Mon. Jan. 18, 2021 5:52 am

That is a Haydon 750. I considered a 958, but then I would have needed a 4' unit and would have had piping extending beyond the ends. I suppose a 5' would have worked if I had removed some fins to reduce the output. This room is on the same zone as the mudroom and downstairs bathroom and I was trying to keep them balanced.

Post by **Rob R.** » Mon. Jan. 18, 2021 7:51 am

I am experimenting with lower water temperatures to see how the house heats now that we have tightened things up. It is 19 degrees out and all zones are up to temperature with 150 degree water. I have noticed that the room temperature stays more consistent and there is less pex noise due to the longer heating cycles.

lincolnmania · Post by **lincolnmania** » Mon. Jan. 18, 2021 8:57 am

that's awesome!
how is your coal consumption? hoping mine will be the same or less switching from a stoker to a boiler
last year we fixed some rotted wood, put new siding and patio door on the house, new storm doors, and new siding....under the siding they installed 3/8" fanfold foam and taped it. also installed insulated basement entrance.
when the old siding came off i filled all the gaps in the sheathing boards with spray foam, caulked the gaps between the sill and the foundation. the house holds the heat better. my problem is the ceilings are not well insulated and none in the crawl space. going to insulate the crawl space walls and floor this year while running the pex for the radiators in the addition, the vented crawl space not working, cold air pours into the basement.
i look forward to seeing more of your progress!

Post by **Rob R.** » Mon. Jan. 18, 2021 12:05 pm

We did not get the house fully buttoned up until last week. I took a reading from the hour meter and will see how we do this coming week when it is 20's during the day and single digits are night.

Post by **Rob R.** » Mon. Jan. 18, 2021 5:22 pm

No leaks, works good.

coalkirk · Post by **coalkirk** » Tue. Jan. 19, 2021 7:22 am

Rob R. wrote: ↑
Mon. Jan. 18, 2021 7:51 am
I am experimenting with lower water temperatures to see how the house heats now that we have tightened things up. It is 19 degrees out and all zones are up to temperature with 150 degree water. I have noticed that the room temperature stays more consistent and there is less pex noise due to the longer heating cycles.

What temperature are you sending to the radiant floor heat?

Post by **Rob R.** » Tue. Jan. 19, 2021 7:28 am

About 100F. It doesn't seem to run very much even in cold weather.

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Jan. 22, 2021 6:09 pm

Looks like by this time next week I will have a good idea how the new system performs in cold weather. This week I burned about 70 lbs per day, that was with 20's during the day and low teens at night.

lincolnmania · Post by **lincolnmania** » Fri. Jan. 22, 2021 6:19 pm

wow that is less than i'm burning right now with the reading stove! 1800 sq foot plus basement here.
dad never insulated the crawl space.....when i was down there the other day installing piping i could feel the heat radiating thru the floors down on me lol

Post by **Rob R.** » Fri. Jan. 22, 2021 6:28 pm

It has taken a lot to get here.

Tomorrow it is supposed to be single digits in the morning and quite windy... exactly the conditions that used to really suck the heat out of my house.

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