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    OWB with Geothermal radiant floors (New Build)

    Hey All! Longtime lurker and a new member hoping to get some opinions/advice on a heatpump owb combo. To start we’re building a large addition on a small house in western NY, the total sqft with basement is around 3000sqft. The addition will have radiant floor from the basement to second story...
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    Cabin Expansion - Stove to Fireplace?

    Hi all! What a great forum! We live just inland from Lake Superior in a very snowy microclimate. My wife and I with our 4 kids live in a cabin originally built as a 1bd/1ba, and after 3 years are expanding it into a still relatively modest 4bd/3ba home. Currently we heat using radiant in the...
  3. Jotel me this

    Use propane radiant system with propane off?

    Just to keep the water/antifreeze flowing in the winter.. is it 'bad' to run my radiant system without the boiler heating the water? I dont see how it could be 'bad' but just wondering. Pipes are in cement, connected to pump and propane driver boiler. if i unplug the boiler and turn up the...
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    Radiant return cold...

    Our family recently moved into our home. We have a westinghouse combination hot water boiler. Radiant slab on the first floor, cast iron radiators on the second floor. The slab doesnt seem to be getting warm except along on edge, the water temp is set at 180 and the return lines feel less than...
  5. otsegony

    Jotul F55 — Where does the heat go?

    Sorry for the lengthy post, but this is a complex issue. A bit of background: We live in upstate NY in a 2000 sq. ft. house built in 2003 that is very well insulated. When we originally built the house it was designed to have an internal wood boiler to supply hot water to the radiant heat...
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    Best radiant heater and question about Regency catalytic

    Hey all. I don't want to be yet another person on this forum saying "help me choose an oven.." but man there is just so much info out there and a lot of it seems contradictory. I have a pretty big space - 7 metres x 7 metres with a high raked ceiling and I have been told I need a good radiant...
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