![]() ![]() I think hydronic heat retrofit is the best fit all things considered on this project. What do you do around electrical outlets with the heat transfer plates on radiant walls? Is there a clearance requirement? For example, if the outlets required 1′ clearance on all sides I may go with the ceiling for the easier install. #Unibox oventrop install#Can someone help me understand how a TRV would install in this application? Searches along heating help and others suggest the loop length needs to be kept down and suggestions for an Oventrop unibox. The sunroom conversion will be built over slab so we could go radiant in that floor to help cover the load.įabbing the wall or ceiling panels is straightfoward to me, but I am confused on the ability to maintain control of the panels with a TRV. I’m now considering using radiant walls or ceilings so that the heating is concealed. The phoenix water heater and TRVs appear to drastically simplify the system. I like that it’s mechanical, zoned, and straightforward. From the get go I assumed wall radiators with TRVs, home run, and a HTP phoenix light duty water heater (for those unaware it’s a modulating, condensing, tank water heater with internal heat exhanger). It’s critical that the system is as simple as possible. By the time this gets ordered/installed we’ll have a heat loss calc. I believe it will be around 35,000 btu/h. It’s got nearly 450sq/ft of glass probably a heat load of 12,000btu/h.īecause the ceilings and walls will be open (and the water heater needs replaced) it’s a good candidate a hydronic retrofit. Approx 350sq ft of the home is a sunroom that we are converting to living space. Unfortunately it doesn’t leave room for new duct work. The goal of this project is to maintain ceiling slopes and heights. , basement ceiling height is only 7’8″ (once I remove the furnace plenums). We’re adding 4″ of polyiso to the deck so the total roof r value will be around R45 Ceilings were a mix of drop and sloped, we are removing the drop ceilings to reveal the sloped 2×6 rafters and insulating with R21 batt. Walls are currently 2×4 R8, we are retrofitting a double-stud wall with midwall air/vapor barrier. ![]() Right now it’s using two furnaces 150,000btu and 90,000btu. It’s a 2,700sq ft ranch with 1,000sq ft basement. We are renovating an Eichler style midcentury home in zone 6B. ![]()
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