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thermostat options for in slab hot water geo thermal system
Last Post 04 Mar 2010 10:39 AM by
NRT.Rob
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GWISBS
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01 Mar 2010 08:12 PM
Do not have AC, just in floor hot water supplied by a geo Thermal system. Water temp is approx 110F. I am looking for some ideas on the pros and cons of various thermostats and settings. Right now the stat is a cheap Big Box store 24V stat. It appears to not keep the floor and room comfortable even though set for 70F. Floor cools down and takes a while to get up to a toasty level. It is a wall mount and measures air temperature.
WoodNotOil
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03 Mar 2010 07:50 PM
Azel makes thermostats that also have a floor sensor (not sure how you get it into the slab though). http://www.azeltec.com/catalog.0.html.0.html It can work on a combination of air and floor temp to regulate the room temp. I would suggest starting there and searching for similar products by other manufacturers.
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BadgerBoilerMN
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04 Mar 2010 07:28 AM
Unnecessary in the vast majority of applications, new, retro, residential and commercial.
MA<br>www.badgerboilerservice.com
Farmboy
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04 Mar 2010 09:06 AM
BB MN, Are you saying an infloor sensor is unnecessary? How about an outdoor sensor? Dave
BadgerBoilerMN
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04 Mar 2010 09:14 AM
Outdoor sensors are a must; increasing system efficiency and comfort. If you have a condensing boiler an outdoor reset (properly programmed) will increase combustion efficiency as well.
Unfortunately, I find many outdoor sensors still in the box on the "inside" of the ModCon boiler cabinet! They definitley don't work like that.
MA<br>www.badgerboilerservice.com
jonr
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04 Mar 2010 09:15 AM
Look for some type of PID thermostat to account for the slow reaction time and overshoots.
BadgerBoilerMN
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04 Mar 2010 09:20 AM
Slow reaction time and "overshoots" are more a factor of insulation and overall control system design. PID is more common in commercial applications.
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NRT.Rob
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04 Mar 2010 10:39 AM
I have to disagree with morgan. I find floor sensing to be a very nice and economical addition to radiant system control. it's ridiculous to have paid for warm floors that may end up cold between heat demands.
A tekmar 508 offers that as well as the ability to set the thermostat for different kinds of emitters (convective, high mass, etc). very powerful stuff.
Rockport Mechanical<br>RockportMechanical.com
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