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All-Purpose OWF Discussions => Plumbing => Topic started by: Kpatton on October 10, 2012, 10:31:51 AM

Title: Plumbing
Post by: Kpatton on October 10, 2012, 10:31:51 AM

Does anyone have suggestion on how to plumb inside no boiler
In house just electric radant in sealing. Was go to do baseboards
any info would be good. Have ex for DHW   Do
I need one for baseboard on do I huck up direct to odb?   :bash:

Thanks everyone

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: Kpatton on October 15, 2012, 04:57:33 AM

I guess I will hook owb right to baseboard . how do I control heat in house? Do I use a zone valve and bypass loop? :bash:

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: HandyMark on October 15, 2012, 07:25:15 AM

You can plumb directly through your baseboard heaters. You can use a zone valve or a separate pump
 

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: Kpatton on October 15, 2012, 10:42:12 AM

How would I do it with separate pump?

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: muffin on October 16, 2012, 11:26:15 AM

Quote from: Kpatton on October 15, 2012, 10:42:12 AM

How would I do it with separate pump?

I think a common setup is to install a manifold and a pump on each output of that.  Each one going to a loop in the house controlled by a thermostat for that zone.

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: RSI on October 16, 2012, 02:03:43 PM

how many feet of baseboard will there bee and will it all be in series or do you plan on multiple zones?
If you intend to put all the baseboard in one loop, I would just run it as a secondary loop. You would just run the pipe from the boiler to the DHW exchanger and back to the boiler. Then in the most convenient place put two tees close together and pump from the first through the baseboard heaters and back into the second. You could do a couple of these if you need to.

This way you can put the pump on a thermostat to control the house temperature.

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: Kpatton on October 17, 2012, 08:17:34 AM

Thanks I think that what I will do planing on maybe four zones 3 in house and one to garage to over head air handler. Anymore I site wellcome.

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: RSI on October 17, 2012, 10:25:22 AM

With that many you are probably best off using manifolds and a pump for each zone.

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: Kpatton on October 18, 2012, 05:32:44 AM

If I use manifold do i run throw it to DHW ex and then back strait throw the return manifold and back to owb. Then separate pump for all other zones. Thanks for any info I new to all this heat plumbing. Would I need to have air seperater for all zones,& check valves ?

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: Kpatton on October 22, 2012, 05:08:49 AM

Anyone have pics of there manifold to see how one would look. Is it to much to take three secondary loops off the primary cercercet

Title: Re: Plumbing
Post by: RSI on October 22, 2012, 11:11:59 AM

3 secondary loops should work fine. If any of them are taking too much heat out of the main loop you can always restrict the flow some to balance the temperature.