[Farmall] OT-hydronic radiant floor heat

[Paul Sigmund]

Todd

I began collecting information on hydronic radiant heating last year in anticipation of putting a system into the old farmhouse I'm restoring, over an existing concrete slab floor.  I found several websites that were very helpful, and there are also component manufacturers that will provide sizing calculation software.  I will dig them out and forward them on, needing to dust them off myself to get ready to design the system this spring.  The best resource I eventually found was a book written by a fellow who is apparently the authority on the subject,  John Siegenthaler, Modern Hydraulic Heating 2nd Edition.  If you search on his name you'll find all sorts of information as he answers forum questions and posts/writes a good deal.  Comes with a CD calculation program.   Suppliers will provide a design for you, but being up on the technical background, issues, components, options, etc. is a valuable asset.

Paul  
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Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 4:33 PM
Subject: [Farmall] OT-hydronic radiant floor heat


> I know a lot of you guys have built shops to work on your tractors so this  
> isn't totally off topic. Hopefully this spring I'm going to be pouring concrete 
>  in my shop. At the present time, I'm not planning on using the hydronic 
> heat,  but I want to put the tubing in for future use.
> I'm looking for all the info I can find on insulating the slab and how much  
> and what size tubing to use and reinforcing material. I'm not concerned at the 
>  moment with a heat source. I just want to get the concrete done. It will  
> probably be a few years before I get the walls and ceiling insulated. I have  
> been doing web searches and found all the commercial sites on this but the info  
> is somewhat vague. I'd even consider a good book on the subject if anyone can 
>  recommend one. I would appreciate any good sources of info you guys could  
> recommend.
> Thanks,
> Todd Markle
> 
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