Comments on: Decisions decisions… http://www.moosicorn.com/2010/03/decisions-decisions/ An Experiment in Living Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Scott http://www.moosicorn.com/2010/03/decisions-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-728 Scott Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:32:02 +0000 http://www.moosicorn.com/?p=1252#comment-728 Thanks for the resource, we'll check that out. And I definitely feel you on the not skipping corners up front. We're trying to do our best to ensure that the system will last and be easy to transfer over to an alternative power source if we do have to go with an electric boiler up front. Thanks for the resource, we’ll check that out. And I definitely feel you on the not skipping corners up front. We’re trying to do our best to ensure that the system will last and be easy to transfer over to an alternative power source if we do have to go with an electric boiler up front.

]]> By: Chris http://www.moosicorn.com/2010/03/decisions-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-727 Chris Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:24:59 +0000 http://www.moosicorn.com/?p=1252#comment-727 I've seen just about everything:-)...and had to fix just about everything. Sometimes it is too late. All the money saved up front is spent trying to patchwork something together at the tail end. Solar hot water might be an option for you as well. A good resource for you to bounce this off is the geothermal forum in which some of us professionals discuss such things with everybody - http://forum.geoexchange.org/ I’ve seen just about everything:-)…and had to fix just about everything. Sometimes it is too late. All the money saved up front is spent trying to patchwork something together at the tail end. Solar hot water might be an option for you as well.

A good resource for you to bounce this off is the geothermal forum in which some of us professionals discuss such things with everybody – http://forum.geoexchange.org/

]]> By: Scott http://www.moosicorn.com/2010/03/decisions-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-726 Scott Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:13:22 +0000 http://www.moosicorn.com/?p=1252#comment-726 That's great input Chris! Thank you! I think we're going to plan the upstairs for the eventual geothermal set-up so we'll talk to our guy about keeping the design for them close. I'm wondering if keeping them close will be enough to get through the sub-floor and underlayment with enough heat with a low temp system. Hoping so. I have a guy who is going to design the pipe layout for me to install, so I'm sure he'll be able to tell us. Have you ever seen a "poor man's" system that I eluded to in the post. Do you think that would work for downstairs for a winter or two? That’s great input Chris! Thank you! I think we’re going to plan the upstairs for the eventual geothermal set-up so we’ll talk to our guy about keeping the design for them close. I’m wondering if keeping them close will be enough to get through the sub-floor and underlayment with enough heat with a low temp system. Hoping so. I have a guy who is going to design the pipe layout for me to install, so I’m sure he’ll be able to tell us. Have you ever seen a “poor man’s” system that I eluded to in the post. Do you think that would work for downstairs for a winter or two?

]]> By: Chris http://www.moosicorn.com/2010/03/decisions-decisions/comment-page-1/#comment-724 Chris Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:06:26 +0000 http://www.moosicorn.com/?p=1252#comment-724 If you are planning to do a future retrofit to geothermal, you need to pay particular attention to your radiant floor design. Standard boiler temperatures operate at much higher temperatures than geothermal output. 160F vs. 100F is a rough guide. That's the difference between 6-12" spacing vs. 12-18" spacing (roughly). If you are planning to do a future retrofit to geothermal, you need to pay particular attention to your radiant floor design. Standard boiler temperatures operate at much higher temperatures than geothermal output. 160F vs. 100F is a rough guide. That’s the difference between 6-12″ spacing vs. 12-18″ spacing (roughly).

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