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April 21, 2008

Icynene Vs Fiberglass

Has anyone had experience with Icynene insulation? I am getting complete opposite opinions from fiberglass and Icynene installers, each one completely degrading the other as an awful product
Any real experience with either one?

Posted in Forum by lanina at 11:59 AM | Comments (3)
Categories: Insulation

April 5, 2008

To Radiant heat owners

I have a question to those who have gut renovated a house and installed radiant heat. I plan to use it in my gut-reno of a 4 floors 16ft wide BK stoner, which is divided to 1 duplex and two independent units on top.

My questions are:

1. What Boiler did you end up using with the system? do you use it for heat and hot water? how does it perform?

2.Can any competent plumber read and accurately execute the plans you get from the manufacturer, or do you recommend someone who has specific experience with the product? ( if so, recommendations appreciated )

Posted in Forum by lanina at 11:14 PM | Comments (9)
Categories: Renovation

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Many thanks for the advice. I am aware of the extra cost but personally I really dislike radiators, I find they heat up the place too much or not enough, never the right amount.

As for the boiler, the Larry Teledyne you used, what was the size of it? Have you ever installed Polaris ?


Posted by: lanina at April 6, 2008 5:36 PM in response to To Radiant heat owners

Thanks so much for info,

going4broke, please, may I ask how many showers are you running with the system?, have you had any breakdowns with the Munchkin and weather your utility bills increased/decreased from the previous heating solution?

ALso, do you or guest have a plumber to recommend for the job?


Thanks!

Posted by: lanina at April 7, 2008 9:35 AM in response to To Radiant heat owners

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Yes Master Plumber it was the Ultra they are good but very expensive, one advantage is you can use a PVC flue.

As for the radiators, hot water (not steam) can give you comfortable heat at a lower cost.

As for size you really have to do a load calculation.A VERY rough estimate is 40 btu per sq ft. Master Plumber probably knows better than I.

Posted by: guest at April 6, 2008 8:16 PM in response to To Radiant heat owners

Yes Master Plumber it was the Ultra they are good but very expensive, one advantage is you can use a PVC flue.

As for the radiators, hot water (not steam) can give you comfortable heat at a lower cost.

As for size you really have to do a load calculation.A VERY rough estimate is 40 btu per sq ft. Master Plumber probably knows better than I.

Posted by: guest at April 6, 2008 8:58 PM in response to To Radiant heat owners

Yes Master Plumber it was the Ultra they are good but very expensive, one advantage is you can use a PVC flue.

As for the radiators, hot water (not steam) can give you comfortable heat at a lower cost.

As for size you really have to do a load calculation.A VERY rough estimate is 40 btu per sq ft. Master Plumber probably knows better than I.

Posted by: guest at April 6, 2008 8:59 PM in response to To Radiant heat owners

We used a Munchkin 140M for our 4story 3600sqft - both heat & hot water (paired with SSU80). Very comfortable.

Posted by: going4broke at April 6, 2008 10:40 PM in response to To Radiant heat owners

Thanks so much for info,

going4broke, please, may I ask how many showers are you running with the system?, have you had any breakdowns with the Munchkin and weather your utility bills increased/decreased from the previous heating solution?

ALso, do you or guest have a plumber to recommend for the job?


Thanks!

Posted by: lanina at April 7, 2008 9:35 AM in response to To Radiant heat owners

When researching radiant heating, the majority of plumbers do not know anything about radiant heating and will convince you to do regular heating (radiators/hvac) instead. Do not go with someone who has not installed it as it is more complicated and you need to plan it out in great detail. We had it installed in a gut reno and we love it. it is quiet, heats evenly, and you would not know it is on unless you feel the floors and they are warm. we used: A & D Plumbing Phone: 800-236-0700, 120 EVERGREEN AV BKLYN NY 11206 and they did a great job.

Posted by: guest at April 7, 2008 4:50 PM in response to To Radiant heat owners