I have needed to refer to those photos often over the years. I did the same when my house was constructed so I knew where interior pipes and wires were run.
I, too, took plenty of photos as the system was put in incase I needed the info later. I appreciate your instructable and your undertaking such a project. Now that I'm retired, I only turn it on when we get a freezing rain that leaves an ice coating on the driveway. I had a heated driveway put in a number of years ago.yes, it's expensive to run but at the time I was concerned with getting to work on time and since my garage faces north, it wasn't uncommon for the bottom of my garage door to get frozen to the cement making it impossible to get my car out of the garage. With me doing all the work, the total cost including everything involved was about $1,700.Ī shorter version of this story originally appeared on my blog: Wildcat Man. I bought a spare pump just in case of an emergency, and the only other component that can wear out is the water heater which I made sure is easily accessible. I mentioned that fact to our electric company energy expert and he said, "Wow!" He meant that in a good way. And as for efficiency, in our 980 square foot well-insulated house, we average 33 KW a day during the coldest months in western Oregon.
There is no hot air blasting dust from vents, and no more feeding a wood stove and having a house that's either too hot or too cold.
There is no noise other than the quiet hum of the little pump and the usual water heater sounds. The inside of the house feels like a nice day all winter long, staying at a consistent 68, our chosen setting. The pets have figured out where the supply pipes are and love to lay down on the nice warm floor.
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