Product Description

This innovative book is about state-of-the-art hydronic heating systems for residential and light commercial buildings. It contains extensive product shots from over 60 manufacturers and nearly 300 diagrams of system piping / control schematics. This book condenses powerful, engineering-level design information into design tools that can be used by both technical students and contractors. It includes a complete method for heating load calculations that is simple and accurate, insuring proper design. This volume offers hundreds of powerful design tools to determine how a system will perform before it is installed, which is crucial to real-world situations. ALSO AVAILABLE INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDERText with IBM Disk, ISBN: 0-8273-6816-X

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #254996 in Books
• Published on: 1995-03-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 449 pages

About the Author
John C. Siegenthaler earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy New York. His professional experience includes consulting for Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation as well as development of training programs for the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation. The author of numerous hydronic heating articles Mr. Siegenthaler is currently an instructor at Mohawk Valley Community College Utica New York and a self-employed consulting engineer.

Customer Reviews

Excellent resource for DIYers
Excellent book for a DIYer planning on installing a hydronic radiant system. Gives basically all the information that you need to plan and install a full system. Some of the topics are pretty involved and require some basic math, but the book walks you through everything with great detail. Covers:
1) Determining heating load estimates
2) Required water temperatures and flow rates
3) Pipe installation, including pumps and expansion tanks
4) Several approaches to zoning
5) Laying PEX tube for radiant panels

An engineer's review
The book was very useful. The only drawback was the "Hydronics Design Kit" was not included. This costs an additional $76 from Oikos.com and is referred to many times in the book. Therefore, it is almost a requirement during use of the book.

Best Resource Available
This book is THE resource for any homeowner planning to install radiant floor heat. It is written as a textbook for HVAC students, but it serves equally well as a reference and informative design resource for the average homeowner. John Siegenthaler is recognized by his peers as one of the outstanding radiant heating engineers. I highly recommend this book.