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Plumbing / Re: Underground piping
« on: April 25, 2023, 11:27:39 AM »
I realize it would be resting on the bottom, but the actual amount of contact is minimal and the heat transfer from PEX through PVC and into the ground wouldn't be a ton.
I disagree, but I have no data to go by. That small bit of contact surface area will add up in a hurry.

Sounds like you're going to go with thermopex anyway.

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Plumbing / Re: Underground piping
« on: April 10, 2023, 05:01:26 PM »
I would not think that would be a good idea. Your pex will not be suspended in the middle of an air gap, it will be resting on the bottom of the PVC, which will be touching the ground and sucking your heat away.

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Plumbing / Re: Adding capacity
« on: November 03, 2022, 02:57:20 PM »
I've thought about doing something similar myself, but never gotten around to it.

I've read reports of being able to store massive amounts of heat this way, with people burning their boiler once every few days to heat their tanks, then using the heat from the tanks after that. I'm a little skeptical of their performance reports, and I'd think not running the boiler for a couple of days could be a problem unless you've got the boiler water loaded up with antifreeze... but I've never tried it, so I don't know anything for certain.

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Equipment / Re: Dash cam
« on: March 10, 2021, 12:12:10 PM »
Huh. That seems incredibly slow. I'd be splitting year-round.

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General Outdoor Furnace Discussion / Re: Tall Chimney
« on: November 19, 2019, 05:41:28 PM »
Plus could cause boiling issues during warmer weather with the vacuum created sucking air when the draft fan is off.
I wouldn't think that would be an issue if the OWB is in good working order - solenoids working properly and gaskets in good shape, etc.

I've only had one OWB, though, so not a lot of experience with different models.

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Reminds me of last year in upstate NY. It started raining in early August and didn't stop until late spring the next year. Tore the bejeezus out of my lawn trying to move wood around.

Are those loads well seasoned and dry? Where I'm at, getting seasoned and dry wood is impossible. You can buy a bunch of green wood from guys who will tell you it's seasoned, though.

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Advanced Plumbing / Re: BAD BAD BOILERS.
« on: February 02, 2019, 08:45:21 PM »
Who, me? Yes! What, do you know some trick?

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Advanced Plumbing / Re: BAD BAD BOILERS.
« on: January 15, 2019, 11:12:55 PM »
Sorry for the necro, but I wanted to say thanks for making the post - a year after installing, I now know why my house water is about 15 degrees lower than I expected it to be. I can't believe that through all of my reading and whatnot, I never knew that the fluids should flow counter to each other.

On the plus side, despite that 15 degree temperature lag, the system does a great job of keeping us nice and warm. So I'm sure it will perform even better once I fix this. Just not looking forward to cutting, cleaning, and re-fitting of 1.25" copper, heh.

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