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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Woodwizard

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12. freezing

Reply to mackdaddy (Reply #11)

Wed Apr 1, 2015, 06:53 AM

Apr 2015

No I do not have an issue with freezing it has antifreeze, this system is heating the floor of my shop pex tubing is in 6' of concrete with foam under the slab, I have a total of 6 zones approximately 450 feet on pex per zone as of now I am just running my center two zones with the one panel, I will expand when I add the next panel.

In the summer the heat will go to my lumber drying kiln I mill a lot of wood for making furniture since the panels are vertical overheating should not be an issue in the summer due to the higher sun angle.

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