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  1. donl1150

    Watts recirculating pump question

    Our new Florida patio home has the water heater in the garage. It takes about 70 seconds for hot water to reach the kitchen sink. I would like to remedy that by installing a Watts recirculating pump on the water heater with an associated mixing valve under the sink. However, I don’t...
  2. donl1150

    Hydronic radiant in floor heat temps?

    I live in northern Minnesota in a 3,000 SF timber frame one story rambler style home. I have 2 pump & dump FHP geo units - one 6 ton & one 7 ton. There is a 4 foot concrete floor crawl space for all utilities. The flooring in the house is a combination wood, carpeting and ceramic tile. I am...
  3. donl1150

    Indoor sauna causing humidity issues

    I have an oversized attached 2 car garage. It is heated via in-floor radiant and is fully insulated with sheet rock walls and ceiling. There are 2 small double hung windows and 2 insulated service doors. Last spring, I built a small sauna in the garage. It is built on a 12” raised platform...
  4. donl1150

    Using plastic PEX with brass fixtures

    I am wondering if I need to use teflon tape on the threads of a brass fixture when connecting to a female plastic PEX connector? or vice versa.... Thanks Don
  5. donl1150

    Not sure of all the necessary components for my shower project

    I am building a sauna which will have running water. I am planning on having 2 rain shower heads plus 1 handheld spay. I want the ability to run only one device at a time. I am not quite sure of all the components I need to accomplish but I believe I need the following: Delta R10000-UNBX...
  6. donl1150

    Do I need to vent a sauna floor drain?

    I am about to build a sauna room inside my heated garage. The space is currently occupied by a utility sink which will be removed. The sauna will have a rain forest shower inside. The existing utility sink drain line will be used for the floor drain in the sauna. See the attached pdf for...
  7. donl1150

    Retrofit to create HW Recirc system?

    We recently moved into a 7 year old single story home. It is quite long (110') one end to the other with bedrooms at both ends. The primary water heater is in the center of the home in a closet. There is also a small water heater in the crawl space at one end of the house. The bed/bath room...
  8. donl1150

    Toro 53709 valve won't close

    Trying to get yet the system fired up for the year. Got all zones working except one. Replaced the solenoid and it still won't shut properly. Have not unscrewed to get to the diaphragm but is that the likely cause it won't shut off? Some debris stuck in there perhaps? Other possibilities...
  9. donl1150

    Radiant in floor system never has worked well...time to replace?

    I currently have a radiant hot water in floor heating system that really has never worked very well. The house and system is only 9 years old. We are the second owners but the builder is our neighbor and he tells me there are plenty of coils in the floor. The original homeowner installed the...
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