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Is IHT primarily a Heating system or a Cooling system?
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IHT is an integrated system designed to provide both heating and cooling. However, we need to know before the detailed design stage what you would like the system to provide: we need to know the heating loads and cooling loads expected in the buildin
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What is the proper water pressure setting for a pressure-reducing valve or water feeder valve on a Hot Water Heating System?
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What is the normal operating pressure of a hot water heating system boiler? Hydronic heating systems (hot water) typically operate at about 12 psi cold and see a pressure increase to somewhere just under 30 psi when the system is at maximum temperatu
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What if the underfloor heating system fails?
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The system is tested before it leaves the factory and the resistance readings noted. Enerfoil is an etched aluminium laminate and the only way the system can cease to work is if the foil is cut or damaged. By taking the resistance readings as shown i
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Is a special type of heating or cooling system necessary in order to use an ERV?
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No. An ERV can be utilized with any forced air system equipped with a blower and duct system. It can also be used with non-forced air systems as an independent system.
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Are the solar heating system, pump, controls operating at correct pressure?
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The only pressure gauge on the system we are discussing (see photos above) is at the pool filter and may not accurately represent the delivery pressure at the swimming pool pump. We need a pressure gauge at that location too. When we have really high
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What are the Advantages of a Solar Heating System?
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Solar heating was once considered the realm of tree-huggers and hippies, but as technology improves and education abounds, more families and businesses are realizing the benefits of installing a solar heating system in their buildings. Solar heat, or
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How Can a Solar Heating System Heat Water When There's No Sun?
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Solar heating can serve as the sole energy source for a house's hot water needs. Flat metal plates are a common solar receptor for solar water heaters, but to achieve the temperatures needed in cloudy and cold conditions, the efficiency of glass evac
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Where would SOLAR TREK install my solar pool heating system?
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SOLAR TREK can install solar collectors on roofs or any area near the pool that provides the proper exposure, orientation and tilt toward the sun. Ideally, solar collectors should face south. However, an orientation up to 45 degrees east or west of d
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What maintenance does the solar water heating system require?
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Very little. However, it is a good idea to visually check the solar panels on the roof on a regular basis, and every three years have the fluid in the system checked.
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What fuel does an under floor heating system run on?
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You can use any kind of fuel to warm the water that circulates through the under floor heating system pipes.
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