Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] OT: Intro + Q:Selecting workshop heater

Ian,

Thanks for the tips! I just heat the tub's water, and hadn't thought
about the impurities angle. Poly pipe IS nice to work with. I did have
to make up copper lines to the heater, but after that, poly runs
underground to tub.

I haven't heard about microbore systems, like a "bundle" of pipe? Skid
pack for the tub is on the backside of the house, near garage, so the
pipe run isn't bad. I was thinking of baseboard type radiators,
although the floor heat would have been nice. Didn't have that option
when the house was built. I was lucky to get 'phones and CATV in
everywhere I wanted it!

Alan KM6VV

Ian Wright wrote:

>
> Hi Alan,
>
> This should be no problem - just a case of cutting into the pipes that take
> the heating water to the tub and sending part of it to the garage. You don't
> say if the heater is heating the actual water that fills the tub or if its
> an indirect system where the heater water is separate from the tub water but
> either case is possible. The only thing is that, if your heater heats the
> tub water directly, you will need to use radiators and fittings which won't
> add any impurities into the water - copper radiators and brass fittings. If
> its an indirect system, ordinary steel panel rads will be OK. In either case
> I would use poly pipe for connections as its easier to work with. I also
> like using 'microbore' systems - 8 or 10 mm pipe where the run lengths will
> permit as this gets over all the problems of airlocking and the pipe is
> easier to hide and work with, however, whether you could use this or not
> would depend on the way your present system is set up, pumping capabilities
> etc. - best to talk to a local plumber to check on codes etc. HTH,
>
> Ian
> --
> Ian W. Wright
> Sheffield UK
> www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Marconett KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
> Sent: 19 December 2000 20:27
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] OT: Intro + Q:Selecting workshop heater
>
> > Happy Holidays to the list,
> >
> > This thread on garage heating gives me an idea. I have a big natural
> > gas water heater for my hot tub (30,000 BTU?), which I put in, so can I
> > run lines into the garage and install some sort of radiator? Don't need
>
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