No one there '****es and moans' about DIY's. We just don't like DIY's that
call us back after the mail order radiant systems don't work right either
from the error of the company that sold it to them or installation error.
Usually, the cost of fixing most errors ends up being more than the
installation would have cost if a trained, licensed contractor had done the
install to start with.

Oh, do you have an open system or a closed system? It makes a big
difference


"Beeper" wrote in message
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I went to the site you pointed out and read an hour worth of ****ing and
moaning by contractors about DIYers. I did not find in any one post that
pointed out radiantcompany of vermont as a problem. There was 1 general
statement about a company in vermont, but I'm sure there is a few. I did
my
homework before I started and now have a fine running system. Could it be
you are one of those contractors ****ing and moaning because someone
didn't
pay you 30-40 dollars an hour to screw down 750 conduit straps to hold the
pex in place for a gypcrete pour over an existing concrete slab? At 30 $
an
hour, that alone would have ran me $1000. I was told by a local contractor
starting into the radiant business, that the system I installed would have
ran $12,000-$16,000 by most of the thieves in the business. When all was
said and done, total costs to me $3,700. (the gyprcrete pour was $2,500 of
that $3,700.
"HeatMan" wrote in message
. ..
Oh my heavens!

"Beeper" wrote in message
...
I also have a boiler and hot water baseboard. When I finished the
basement
recently, I installed radiant floor heat. I run 90 deg water through
the
system. I have a mixing valve installed between the hot of the boiler
and
the return of the loops. Water comes back at 85 deg and the boiler
mixes
enough hot back in to bring it back to 90 deg. Check out
www.radiantcompany.com . They are out of Vermont. I purchased most
materials
through them.

You got ripped off!

They also figured out what size pex I needed, how many loops,
size pump. They also had a form you could fill out online which will
give
you a better idea of cost equipment needed with no obligation to buy.
Give
them a call. They were super friendy and helpful. By the way, Radiant
floor
heat is the best heat I ever felt.

You are one of the few ones that didn't have a problem with them. Go to
the
Wall (http://forums.invision.net/Main.cfm?CFApp=2) and put 'Vermont
company'
and 'radiant company' in the search function. Look at the responses.

Radiant heat is the best, in that statement you are very correct.


"Randy Bishop" wrote in message
...
Hi all:

I have a 2600 sq ft 2 story home built in 1846. I also have cast
iron
radiators in both floors, which are the primary heat source. We have
an
oil
fired boiler which is five years old & 87% efficient att last
measurement.
We would like to convert to radiant floor heat as we have total
access
to
the underside of the first floor. Anyone have experience/advice on
retrofit of a radian heat system in older homes?

Randy