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1. [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 19:51:53 -0800 (PST)
We live in a 1927 California Craftsman that has a central forced air furnace ... that must have been some sort of retrofit, I'm guessing, but maybe not (most houses in that period were built with in-
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00016.html (7,446 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 03:42:30 -0800 (PST)
Can you modify the ductwork to emit some warm air into that subfloor area? The could be almost free to "install". You could also put a piece of insulating board to the bottom of the joists, to trap t
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00018.html (10,827 bytes)

3. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 05:58:59 -0800 (PST)
It's about a 20' run to the nearest duct, and that duct is already supplying two rooms! And the ducts are made of paperboard covered with a "white crystalline substance" that I'd really rather not d
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00019.html (8,845 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 06:45:08 -0800
FWIW, what I did was make an entirely new run, all the way back to the furnace. Worked out quite well, and I still don't know what that white stuff was. Cut a new hole in the furnace thimble; Home D
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00020.html (8,631 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:01:10 -0500
Keep in mind that electric heaters are for the most part all the same efficiency. The heater you link to is 400W, which is not much. Depending on your needs and climate, It might work for you. Just r
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00021.html (9,026 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:06:56 -0500
Another idea for a bathroom is a fan unit with a built in heater. Something like this: http://www.broan.com/display/router.asp?ProductID=100241 -Steve Trovato strovato@optonline.net _________________
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00022.html (8,326 bytes)

7. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:21:07 -0800 (PST)
That's actually what a heat pump does. it essentially "borrows" heat from outside, even though it is colder outside. Doug Just realize that they haven't invented any _________________________________
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00023.html (8,156 bytes)

8. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Steven Trovato <strovato@optonline.net>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:32:00 -0500
Yes, of course. I'm talking about resistive electric heating units, like the one in the link provided. Companies try to market some of them as unique marvels of efficiency. All resistive electric hea
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00024.html (8,694 bytes)

9. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:39:56 -0500
Yup, saw the ad and thought it was rather silly they were splashing "eco" and "green" in their names and descriptions! Electrical resistance heat is by definition 100% efficient. Unless you have a du
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00025.html (8,638 bytes)

10. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Chris Kantarjiev <cak@dimebank.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:59:05 -0800 (PST)
One of the first things I do when moving into a new place is change out the switch for these things to a spring-wound timer! _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://w
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00026.html (7,608 bytes)

11. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 08:33:23 -0800
Strictly speaking, that's quite true. But the neat thing about the infrared units is that they heat your skin directly, rather than having to warm all the air in the room first (and the walls, ceili
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00027.html (8,579 bytes)

12. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:26:49 -0500
If you go this far, do it right and make it a true radiant system. This involves insulation and aluminum heat transfer plates, and is expensive, but not much more so that just tacking up PEX. Is the
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00028.html (10,516 bytes)

13. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 14:22:20 -0500
To the first approximation, comfort is determined by the temperature of the surfaces you're radiating heat to. That's why you feel colder standing in front of a window than a wall, even though the ro
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00029.html (8,465 bytes)

14. Re: [Shop-talk] hydronic heat retrofit? (score: 1)
Author: "Jack Brooks" <jibjib@att.net>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:34:48 -0800
I have all of our bathroom FANS on spring wound timers, so the kids turn them on, but they don't run for hours. 60 minute timers that we set for 45-60 during the wet Seattle fall-winter-spring and 10
/html/shop-talk/2008-11/msg00030.html (7,893 bytes)

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