Does anyone have a real slick layout for the manifolds and misc. gizmos? The last three heating guys I worked with had no idea how to plumb everything in a professional-looking manner.
Getting ready to prep an area in the mechanical room for a 10 zone hydronic radiant system using a tankless heater. I’ll be building a new wall specifically for this, somewhere in the 4′ to 6′ width.
I’ve helped set up a half dozen pannels and just about every new house back home has radiant so the concept isn’t new. What does vary is how compact and easy to work on the plumbing is.
One manifold pannel was so slick that I wish a camera was handy, but now it’s been a few years and I can’t remember what specifically simplified setting it up and working on the individual zones. I’m not really interested in the clostrophobic premade manifolds that are too hard to work with if anything needs tinkering.
I know, I know–looks aren’t everything and as long as the required parts are connected in the right order it doesn’t make any difference in the performance. However, looks do effect one’s impression of a project and as with the other trades the heating guys are now going to have to have their hands held a little.
Any pics of a well done pannel are greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Don
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here's one take for a hybrid system w/variable speed injection. Is this what you're talking about?
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All the installations I have seen have been at least 6' wide, most are 8'. My personal preference is to mount Unistrut on ¾" painted plywood. It is very useful to label everything and post a laminated drawing showing zones and loops. It can save a lot of time months or years from now when trying to troubleshoot the system.
Spot on.. but you can flip it vertically and build one 8' tall and only 4' wide.. a bit trickier, but *usually* it's doable.-------------------------------------
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Thanks for the picture of the clean setup. That jarred my memory a bit.