We getting into some hot water around here!

It feels SO good to be back on it, hot n heavy.  We have been signed off on electrical, plumbing and framing is "ok to insulate" with a couple of minor gusseting things to do.

The air-sealing has been completed, and we are scheduled this week to get a coating of spray-foam insulation followed by the batt insulation for the walls.  Insulation is being done by Premier Spray Foam and Superior Insulation who are also customers of Olympic Security.

 A huge part of our home is the heating system.  Using a geothermal heat pump we will heat the lightweight concrete floors as well as heating our water to accommodate the needs of these four shower-loving family members.

This system is built by Mike Saylor, of Stilly River Mechanical.  I can't link to him because for some reason he doesn't have a web or facebook presence.  The open box on the left is a 5-ton water-to-water heat pump. The larger white tank is an 80-gallon buffer tank for the floor heating. It also has a pre-heat coil inside for the incoming water. That warmed water then goes through the middle tank (50 gals) and is b rought up to usable temperature via a "de-superheater" coil in the heat pump which pulls additional heat from the system. It is then stored/delivered through the right tank, also 50 gallons, which if needed will bump the temp up with propane gas.  Sounds complex, simple engineering but circles of pipe and pumps but the end result will be a warm home and a theoretically unlimited supply of hot water.

 

OK, back at it. Cleaning and clearing the house for insulation and drywall!  Woo hoo!!!