Anyone a self proclaimed hydronics/solar expert?

[sno_duc]

Glycol?!? Use cheap (rot gut) vodka. Offers freeze protection and in a pinch you can make screwdrivers.

[ducpainter]

Belimo is a company that makes actuators.
Stuff like this http://www.belimo.us/ishop/category/node/10076/chapter/10161_10076/subchapter/10166_10161_10076.xml
I forgot which ball valve ones I got downstairs and don't feel like looking but $50 is cheap

I've never seen an automatic ball valve before.

That...

is cool.

You and I do need to talk though.  

Glycol?!? Use cheap (rot gut) vodka. Offers freeze protection and in a pinch you can make screwdrivers.

You are suggesting alcohol abuse...It's like spilling it.

I would never treat vodka like that. 

[lethe]

Also, remember my actual job description is software programmer so I can't promise that I can build a pretty control panel, working yes, pretty no.


Here's what I spent the last few days on.

Began as this, 20 year old panel that was getting so new field devices added to and didn't have the extra capacity as is.





Made this out of it, like I said not pretty but it works. Had to work with everything live too.

And yes, the bottom one is crooked. 

[ducpainter]

Also, remember my actual job description is software programmer so I can't promise that I can build a pretty control panel, working yes, pretty no.


Here's what I spent the last few days on.

Began as this, 20 year old panel that was getting so new field devices added to and didn't have the extra capacity as is.





Made this out of it, like I said not pretty but it works. Had to work with everything live too.

And yes, the bottom one is crooked. 

That's pretty enough for me.

You do ventilation too?

I have crazy ideas for my HRV too. 

[lethe]

I've never seen an automatic ball valve before.

That...

is cool.

You and I do need to talk though.  

semi automatic, something does have to send it a signal.  
Could be something as simple as a thermostat.

That's pretty enough for me.

You do ventilation too?

I have crazy ideas for my HRV too. 

sure, I found the perfect attic exhaust fan for you the other day when I ordered the exhaust fan for the dishroom
http://www.industrialfansdirect.com/IND-FA-EF-RE-RTA/LFI-RTA60T32000M.html

[Grampa]

thats one hell of a fart fan

[lethe]

thats one hell of a fart fan

Since his house is going to be sealed so well, it will probably pull last week's farts back out of the bowl.

[sno_duc]

You are suggesting alcohol abuse...It's like spilling it.

I would never treat vodka like that. 

Didn't you see the Top Gear episode where Cap'n slow drove a Toyota PU up to an erupting volcano in Iceland. The tire cooling system used a water / vodka mix, so as to not pollute the glacier.

In you're case use straight vodka, then you'll have a reserve for the next dimby. Don't think of it as abuse, just making it earn it's keep while in storage. Be sure to plumb in a beer vodka tap at the low point in the system.

[The Architect]

What are you trying to say?

Keep it simple.  

I'll have T shovel.  

I don't know what to say................... If she does shovel, let me know how you did it.

I told you the controls can be a pregnant dog!!!!

[Ddan]

http://www.americanaldes.com/

Don't know much about them but I got a pretty brochure for a stress skin house I was gonna build

[lethe]

Didn't you see the Top Gear episode where Cap'n slow drove a Toyota PU up to an erupting volcano in Iceland. The tire cooling system used a water / vodka mix, so as to not pollute the glacier.

In you're case use straight vodka, then you'll have a reserve for the next dimby. Don't think of it as abuse, just making it earn it's keep while in storage. Be sure to plumb in a beer vodka tap at the low point in the system.

probably need all stainless piping otherwise it might get nasty

[ducpainter]

semi automatic, something does have to send it a signal.  
Could be something as simple as a thermostat.
sure, I found the perfect attic exhaust fan for you the other day when I ordered the exhaust fan for the dishroom
http://www.industrialfansdirect.com/IND-FA-EF-RE-RTA/LFI-RTA60T32000M.html

thats one hell of a fart fan

That would suck more that farts out of this house.

The make up air duct would be big enough for me to fit through.

http://www.americanaldes.com/

Don't know much about them but I got a pretty brochure for a stress skin house I was gonna build

Bookmarked

[herm]

thats one hell of a fart fan

i have one of those...looks like a big wart on the side of my place.
it needs to go.

[Drunken Monkey]

Just to dig up this thread...

We're currently looking into retrofitting hydronic into our place as part of a basement build-out

Tubing in concrete installation on top of the existing basement slab and stapling to the (currently exposed) subfloor for the 2nd floor.

We don't have nearly the same problems that DP has since temps here only occasionally drop into the bitter mid-40s (  ), if we could boost the water temps with a collector that'd be great and I'd love to take advantage of an evaporative cooler to use the system for a mild sort of AC in the summertime.

Seems like an evaporative system is never going to cool things below the dewpoint, so there's no worries about condensation on the radiators, but for the life of me I can't find anyone doing this.

Which probably means this is a terrible idea, but I figured I'd ask the DML just in case...

[ducpainter]

Just because no one is doing it doesn't mean it's a bad idea. It may very well be, but people sell what customers can get federal rebates on.