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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 04, 2012, 09:35:24 PM »
Thank you everyone for your help!
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 03, 2012, 07:34:09 PM »
I don't really care about being off the grid but I just hate the idea of not using my in-floor heating in the house and driveway.
Guess I may need to look into a natural gas boiler.
Guess I may need to look into a natural gas boiler.
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 03, 2012, 03:58:33 PM »Is that for a month or for the whole winter?
A therm is 100,000 BTU. If your furnace is 80% efficient the you will get 80,000 btu of heat in your house from a therm.
That is a years worth.
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 03, 2012, 03:31:53 PM »
Ok....I pulled all my natural gas bills bills for my home and for our business.
Home we spent $929 and used just over 1050 therms.
Business we spent $1225 and used just under 1500 therms.
I have no idea what a therm is but I bet some of you do!
At this point I'm wondering if a OWB will ever pay for its self.
Home we spent $929 and used just over 1050 therms.
Business we spent $1225 and used just under 1500 therms.
I have no idea what a therm is but I bet some of you do!
At this point I'm wondering if a OWB will ever pay for its self.
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 03, 2012, 08:30:54 AM »Do they run pretty much full time when it is the coldest part of the winter? 1-1/4" pex should work.
No....the house is well insulated as it's only 2 years old so those furnaces might run 40% of the time.
The business furnace does run quite a bit more.....when temps are below 20 it will run 80% of the time during the day......at night we turn down the temp so it does not run near as much.
So I need to be looking at 1-1/4" pex?
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 02, 2012, 09:05:45 AM »
Ok....I checked my BTUs
Home is run off 2 furnaces....one is 100,000 and one is 80,000
Business is run off one furnace 100,000 BTU and one boiler 60,000 BTU
Home is run off 2 furnaces....one is 100,000 and one is 80,000
Business is run off one furnace 100,000 BTU and one boiler 60,000 BTU
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 02, 2012, 09:03:30 AM »
Bull,
I have thought about that and I may end up having to do that but honestly if I did do that there really isn't a good place to put it. It would just have to sit right in the middle of a field. Also if we ever end up selling the business building...something that is possible....I would end up with my OWB 300 ft from my home?
But if that's what we end up doing we will work with it.
I have thought about that and I may end up having to do that but honestly if I did do that there really isn't a good place to put it. It would just have to sit right in the middle of a field. Also if we ever end up selling the business building...something that is possible....I would end up with my OWB 300 ft from my home?
But if that's what we end up doing we will work with it.
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 01, 2012, 10:17:21 PM »
I will check both my home and business in the morning.
Thank you all for your help!
Thank you all for your help!
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Plumbing / Re: How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 01, 2012, 09:35:53 PM »
Good questions!
My home is right at 4000 sq ft
By business is about the same.
Im not sure how to figure out how much btu I will need. If someone will tell me I will figure it out.
Not sure if it matters but my business has half in floor heating with a boiler and the other half is forced air furnace.
Sorry I don't know much about this but I guess that is why I'm here.
My home is right at 4000 sq ft
By business is about the same.
Im not sure how to figure out how much btu I will need. If someone will tell me I will figure it out.
Not sure if it matters but my business has half in floor heating with a boiler and the other half is forced air furnace.
Sorry I don't know much about this but I guess that is why I'm here.
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Plumbing / How far can you run underground piping?
« on: February 01, 2012, 06:29:31 PM »
First time posting so I hope this is in the right place.
I have been looking at a OWB for a little over a year now.
If I do buy one I would want to look into running my business heat as well with it.
Business sits right at 600ft from my home.
Is this too far for under ground pluming?
Will I have too much heat loss?
I have been looking at a OWB for a little over a year now.
If I do buy one I would want to look into running my business heat as well with it.
Business sits right at 600ft from my home.
Is this too far for under ground pluming?
Will I have too much heat loss?
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