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[d conover]

Has anyone used ozarkbiomassfurnace.com's 4 line insulated pex?  They make it themselves here in Missouri. 
Talked to a super nice lady at the factory yesterday.
they are also this place.
www.outdoorwoodfurnaceparts.com

[RSI]

I can't find it listed on either of your links. What type of insulation do they use?

[Scott7m]

Most 4 line I've seen looks pretty crappy

[RSI]

Most 4 line I've seen looks pretty crappy

What do you think of this?

[Scott7m]

Most 4 line I've seen looks pretty crappy

What do you think of this?

By far the best I've ever seen

[slosh250]

Whats the price on it if you dont mind, i am also in Missuouri

[swede]

Looks like Badger 5 wrap.  I paid 8.19 per foot shipped for the 4 line.

[RSI]

Looks like Badger 5 wrap.  I paid 8.19 per foot shipped for the 4 line.

How many feet did you get?

[martyinmi]

I saw Logstor true 1" closed cell at the farm show that looks a lot like Thermo-Pex, only bigger. That stuff looks incredible! Over 13$/ft.

[newmanab]

I saw Logstor true 1" closed cell at the farm show that looks a lot like Thermo-Pex, only bigger. That stuff looks incredible! Over 13$/ft.

I put in 140ish feet of logstor. $10.50 ft  but i don't regret it.  Very little heat loss.

When house isn't calling for heat i have about a 3 degree heat loss from supply to return @ woodburner from the following:

140 feet of logstor= 280 ft
60 feet of 1" pex in house
Side arm dhw
Water to air H.E.

All being pushed by taco 007 which will be switch out by something more efficient when it dies.

[tbone]

I am guessing you guys don't like the foam filled?

[swede]

Looks like Badger 5 wrap.  I paid 8.19 per foot shipped for the 4 line.

How many feet did you get?

I purchased 90 ft. of line.  Run is 80 ft. and the manufacturer suggested adding 5 ft. extra for each end of the run.  Spendy enough but it is an excellent product.

[Scott7m]

I am guessing you guys don't like the foam filled?

I'm not a huge fan.  Badger claims there 5wrap retains even better. 

I get interested in it from time to time, had a salesman spend 3 hours workin me over to start using logstor, the numbers he showed me werent as good as the 5 wrap and my cost was over double the 5 wrap.

The real success story with foam filled is the marketing machine central boiler, they can make anything sound great.  However both pipe can fail if it gets a leak, that's why proper installation to me is wayyyyy more important than choosing between 2 quality lines.   Someone said if the logstor gets a hole on it you can't hardly get it out of the ditch because it soaks up so much water

[newmanab]

I don't want to start a pi$$ match , logostor is made from closed cell insulation.  Closed cell insulation won't soak up water.   I actually took some of the insulation when i was trimming mine and put in a bucket of water because i was curious about this also. No weight change.

All that set aside we are all trying to accomplish the same thing minimal heat loss.

[RSI]

How long did you have it in the water? Several different people have told me that it does soak up water. The only explanation I can think of is it gets hairline cracks in the foam from being rolled and unrolled and water channels through them.