builder1101
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From what i've gathered. there's several types. (besides buying the pex and going homestyle...)
Thermopex
Centralpex
logstor
Flexsul
Insulseal
Timesaver
I'm sure there's more, but these are the top ones i've come across ( feel free to post other's if you'd like)
honestly, timesaver is the cheapest, but, i think it's the less effective one to choose from. First one to scratch off the list to 'use' would be timesaver, unless someone here has had good results with it. I call one place they say ours is better then this type, i call another place and get the opposite. i call a 3rd place and they say both brands suck and you should use mine. (!!) The best people to ask are those who've acutally had field results, and not take the word from some dealer who needs to sell their stock....
Post what you've used, how many feet, zones, and BTU's you supply and draw, how deep, size, etc, the results and if you are satisified. Also post if you've made a mistake (I know some have tried to save $500, ended up digging it up, and putting down the right stuff for $1300. Not only out the $500, plus the $1300, but digging and covering it twice!! 30Ft? no big deal. 130Ft...that'll make anyone unhappy...)
I'm sure it'll help alot of folks here trying to pick out what they want to use for their setup, their area, and their situation. A southrener may not need anything fancy to heat their DHW, but us in the Dakotas, Mn, or Michigan may need something a bit more hardcore to fight those -30F nights...
Maybe fire up a poll or something?
Thermopex
Centralpex
logstor
Flexsul
Insulseal
Timesaver
I'm sure there's more, but these are the top ones i've come across ( feel free to post other's if you'd like)
honestly, timesaver is the cheapest, but, i think it's the less effective one to choose from. First one to scratch off the list to 'use' would be timesaver, unless someone here has had good results with it. I call one place they say ours is better then this type, i call another place and get the opposite. i call a 3rd place and they say both brands suck and you should use mine. (!!) The best people to ask are those who've acutally had field results, and not take the word from some dealer who needs to sell their stock....
Post what you've used, how many feet, zones, and BTU's you supply and draw, how deep, size, etc, the results and if you are satisified. Also post if you've made a mistake (I know some have tried to save $500, ended up digging it up, and putting down the right stuff for $1300. Not only out the $500, plus the $1300, but digging and covering it twice!! 30Ft? no big deal. 130Ft...that'll make anyone unhappy...)
I'm sure it'll help alot of folks here trying to pick out what they want to use for their setup, their area, and their situation. A southrener may not need anything fancy to heat their DHW, but us in the Dakotas, Mn, or Michigan may need something a bit more hardcore to fight those -30F nights...
Maybe fire up a poll or something?