Complete In-Floor Heat & Boiler Installation!
Benjamin Sahlstrom Benjamin Sahlstrom
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0:00 Introduction
1:10 PEX In-Floor Tubing Installation
8:54 Video Resource Links & Material Overview
9:39 Staple Up Radiant
10:56 How To Size Boiler to Building & Heat Load Calculation
12:53 Boiler Components & Piping Layout & Planning
14:53 System Design & Mounting Boilers
18:25 Channel Locks & Dry Fitting Components
20:15 Manifold Options
21:04 Component Layout & Pump Orientation
22:49 Gas Line Dry Fitting
24:53 Air Testing In Floor PEX Tubing
27:56 Boiler Venting with PVC
35:48 ALWAYS Use 2 Pipes!
38:38 Boiler Assembly / Pipe Dope & Thread Tape
47:13 Soldering Copper Pipes Pre Soldered / Regular / Pro Press / Sharkbite
59:39 Assembling Boiler Piping
1:02:06 Connecting PEX to Zone Manifolds
1:07:20 Isolation Flange Valves & Boiler Piping Assembly
1:18:50 Vertical Soldering
1:23:23 Gas Line Threading & Assembly
1:37:04 Gas Pipe Sizing
1:41:07 LP Conversion
1:44:16 Expansion Tank, Relief Valves, & Last Soldering
1:47:36 Condensate Drains
1:51:27 Domestic Hot Water
1:53:15 Electrical Connections & Materials
1:56:38 Expansion Tank Pressure Settings
1:57:54 Heat Transfer Fluid & Water Quality
2:00:27 Charging the System
2:04:11 Deaeration & Flushing
2:07:24 Temperature Configuration
2:08:50 Gas Leak Test & Startup!
2:13:51 E120 Error Code & Building Temperature
2:16:58 Thermostat Problems
2:17:57 Balancing Short PEX Loops & Testing
2:22:19 Staple Up Zone Connection
2:28:26 Olaf Sahlstrom Connecting Loops to Manifold
2:29:51 Detailed Boiler Charging Process
2:39:18 Air Purging & Boiler Firing
2:43:37 PEX Expansion Clicking Noise
2:44:14 FLIR Thermal Camera Analysis
2:51:19 THE END

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