*sorry this is late, i have compy issues...
First Snow of 2013! So
lets talk heat. There was no way I was using forced air in my house since it is
gross even though folks will argue about having the option of ac for our
increasingly hot summers. Radiant heat was the only system I was interested in
so I had a guy come get me a quote. He took one look at my house and said that
he was not going to waste my time, that he did high end projects and that his
work would be out of my price range. He did give me some great information,
including the Myson Rad catalog and a general idea of the size of rads needed
for each room. I set about calculating the cubic footage to heat and the size
of boiler I would need to buy.
I needed to find a
heating specialist, but couldn’t get anyone to return my calls. A friend introduced
me to his plumber who said he could install the boiler. Technically he was able
to hook it up to the gas, however he did not set up the manifold, vent, damper
or pump system correctly. He also did not size the pipes accurately and this
left us with brand new system designed to heat the whole 2500 square house
struggling to heat the finished 800 square. I should have known he was an
amateur when he installed the thermostat right over the radiator.
I was recently asked to
detail the specs of the heating system I had installed for a friend here they
are:
Heating: total $6800
$1700 Boiler
Buderus Gas Logano GC124
ii/SSP 85k btu 120 volts
CSI Comfort Supply 412
921 6600 150 Kisow drive 15205
$36
expansion tank plus unknown $ for 2 relays and a water pump.
$200 Pex THERMAL pipe amazon
$45 for 100 ft. buy metal hangers, plastic will break.
$400 boiler fittings
$2500 Myson Rads special
order from Myers plumbing on 5th
$2000 spent on labor, and
there are still issues, but I was not working with a professional.
I used this to calculate
the cubic feet to heat, windows and materials do make a difference when in
doubt always overestimate and get a bigger boiler.
http://www.chromalox.com/resource-center/calculators/comfort-heater.aspx
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