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RADIANT FLOOR HEATING
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RADIANT FLOOR HEATING
New Page 2Description Add radiant floor heating to your money-making arsenal. Demand for radiant floor heating is rising fast, and Radiant Floor Heating is your ticket to cashing in on this highly profitable opportunity. Top expert R. Dodge Woodson grounds you in all aspects of specifying, designing, installing and troubleshooting today's advanced, super-efficient radiant floor heating systems. He also gives you business-building advice for selling the benefits of these systems to clients. Whether you're installing radiant floor heating in new construction or retrofitting existing structures, you get step-by-step procedures for: *Estimating heat gain and loss and laying out an effective in-floor piping diagram*Installing piping in thick and thin concrete slabs, through wooden floor joists and between layers of subflooring*Combining in-floor heating with an existing hot-water baseboard system*Establishing heat zones for more cost-efficient heating*Selecting and installing gas- and oil-fired boilers, circulating pumps and electrical controls*Deploying radiant floor heating in special-use areas like garages, spa rooms, pool rooms and greenhouses*Troubleshooting and repairing both new and existing systems*And much more! Back Cover Back to topOld as the Romans, radiant floor heating is what customers want today! Customer demand has made in-floor radiant heat the fastest growing sector of the home heating market. And no wonder. This healthy, quiet, economical, and clean method of heating--invented in the Roman empire--is now also durable and reliable, thanks to new materials andadvances. This guide from master plumber, longtime contractor, and renowned how-to author R. Dodge Woodson brings plumbing and construction pros (and even savvy do-it-yourselfers) all the details and know-how needed to: understand and explain the advantages of in-floor radiant heating; install, test, and debug embedded and dryradiant heat systems in new or existing homes; create heating zones for variable temperatures throughout a house; offer hot water heating as part of your system; heat seldom-used areas and provide outdoor ice removal and other add-on amenities; select superior equipment--tubing,boilers, expansion tanks, pumps, and controls; troubleshoot and repair system problems; avoid common errors and mishaps. Contents Back to topWhy Arent More Contractors Using In-Floor Heating Systems? ComparingIn-Floor Systems to Other Systems. Designing Functional, Cost-Effective Systems. Combining In-Floor Systems and Baseboard Systems. Establishing Heating Zones. The Mechanics of Manifold. Boilers. Material Selection.Circulating Pumps. Controls and Control Systems. Components for Heating Systems. Expansion Tanks. Domestic Water Heating. Slab-On-Grade Piping Systems. Thin-Slab Piping Systems. Dry Piping Systems. Radiant Systems for Ice Removal. Purging Air From Systems. Solar Heating Systems.Coal-Fired Heating Systems. Wood-Fired Heating Systems. Troubleshooting Gas-Fired Boilers. Troubleshooting Oil-Fired Boilers. Selling Radiant Heating Systems. Glossary. Appendices: A: Pressure Losses and Flow Charts. B: Temperature Charts.Author Biography Back to topR. Dodge Woodson (Fort Fairfield, ME) has over 20 years experience as a home builder, contractor, master plumber, and real estate broker. He is the author of many McGraw-Hill books, including Be A Successful Building Contractor 2/e, and National Plumbing Codes Handbook 2/e.
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New Page 2Description Add radiant floor heating to your money-making arsenal. Demand for radiant floor heating is rising fast, and Radiant Floor Heating is your ticket to cashing in on this highly profitable opportunity. Top expert R. Dodge Woodson grounds you in all aspects of specifying, designing, installing and troubleshooting today's advanced, super-efficient radiant floor heating systems. He also gives you business-building advice for selling the benefits of these systems to clients. Whether you're installing radiant floor heating in new construction or retrofitting existing structures, you get step-by-step procedures for: *Estimating heat gain and loss and laying out an effective in-floor piping diagram*Installing piping in thick and thin concrete slabs, through wooden floor joists and between layers of subflooring*Combining in-floor heating with an existing hot-water baseboard system*Establishing heat zones for more cost-efficient heating*Selecting and installing gas- and oil-fired boilers, circulating pumps and electrical controls*Deploying radiant floor heating in special-use areas like garages, spa rooms, pool rooms and greenhouses*Troubleshooting and repairing both new and existing systems*And much more! Back Cover Back to topOld as the Romans, radiant floor heating is what customers want today! Customer demand has made in-floor radiant heat the fastest growing sector of the home heating market. And no wonder. This healthy, quiet, economical, and clean method of heating--invented in the Roman empire--is now also durable and reliable, thanks to new materials andadvances. This guide from master plumber, longtime contractor, and renowned how-to author R. Dodge Woodson brings plumbing and construction pros (and even savvy do-it-yourselfers) all the details and know-how needed to: understand and explain the advantages of in-floor radiant heating; install, test, and debug embedded and dryradiant heat systems in new or existing homes; create heating zones for variable temperatures throughout a house; offer hot water heating as part of your system; heat seldom-used areas and provide outdoor ice removal and other add-on amenities; select superior equipment--tubing,boilers, expansion tanks, pumps, and controls; troubleshoot and repair system problems; avoid common errors and mishaps. Contents Back to topWhy Arent More Contractors Using In-Floor Heating Systems? ComparingIn-Floor Systems to Other Systems. Designing Functional, Cost-Effective Systems. Combining In-Floor Systems and Baseboard Systems. Establishing Heating Zones. The Mechanics of Manifold. Boilers. Material Selection.Circulating Pumps. Controls and Control Systems. Components for Heating Systems. Expansion Tanks. Domestic Water Heating. Slab-On-Grade Piping Systems. Thin-Slab Piping Systems. Dry Piping Systems. Radiant Systems for Ice Removal. Purging Air From Systems. Solar Heating Systems.Coal-Fired Heating Systems. Wood-Fired Heating Systems. Troubleshooting Gas-Fired Boilers. Troubleshooting Oil-Fired Boilers. Selling Radiant Heating Systems. Glossary. Appendices: A: Pressure Losses and Flow Charts. B: Temperature Charts.Author Biography Back to topR. Dodge Woodson (Fort Fairfield, ME) has over 20 years experience as a home builder, contractor, master plumber, and real estate broker. He is the author of many McGraw-Hill books, including Be A Successful Building Contractor 2/e, and National Plumbing Codes Handbook 2/e.
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