BCATP shop project

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally posted by Rob Fast
We started the pour at 7 am, the concrete was all in place by 9:30, and troweling was glassy smooth by 5:00 pm. I will be pounding nails on Wed. morning, more pics to come. A great day, although my 50 year old body is in pain after all the set up involved with a big pour. Cheers Rob

Rob..
What a great looking project...Reminds me of my own shop in P.A.Sask...
You have the ideal set up to use either a hot water tank,gas with a solar loop on the roof..
A wood boiler would be nice but need lots of attention..
Of course you could use the wood boiler loop when you were there ,the gas fired tank or small cast iron boiler there for auto stand by operation,when you were in Florida for the winter holidays and the solar loop for those bright prairie winter days...
Temperature Sensors,check valves and pumps are cheap..
Run the loops in parallel,not series...use a small pump on each loop and a larger pump on the main system...
Put manual ball shut off,in and out on each loop ..These are used to isolate and balance the system..
Wish I was closer..I'd give you a hand..
My missguided youth was spent as a 621 RM tech...
Heating ,refrigeration and airconditioning in civvy street is paying for my retirement..
I'd like to see what you end up with..