Features of the Honeywell HEPA Air Cleaners

Honeywell HEPA Air Cleaners meet American Lung Association Health House guidelines. These Honeywell air cleaners feature a unique three-filter system with activated carbon, a pre-filter, and a HEPA filter. Maintenance is easy with the free AIRWATCH Indicator that reminds you when to change filters. These units also feature a 5-year manufacturer's warranty. (Source: Honeywell)

Honeywell HEPA Air Cleaners and other Air Quality Products can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Heat source for Modine Heaters

All of our Modine Hot Dawg Heaters come ready for use with natural gas. If you need it to use liquid propane, please call our Customer Service representatives at 888-757-4774.

Hot Dawg Heaters and other Unit Heaters can be found at www.supplyhouse.com.

Relieving pressure in your heating system

The relief valve is set to open at a specific pressure to prevent the pressure in the system from getting too high. When the pressure setting is exceeded, excess fluid or air will flow through the relief valve. As the fluid is diverted, the pressure inside the vessel will drop. Once it reaches the valve's re-seating pressure, the valve will re-close.

Relief valves can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Securing your tubing

When installing PEX Tubing for your Radiant Heat System, you will want to lay out wire mesh or rebar, then attach your tubing in loops no longer than 300' and pour the concrete on top. To attach the tubing to the wire mesh, you can use either fixing wire or zip ties.

Radiant heat materials such as those listed above can all be found at www.supplyhouse.com

How much baseboard do I need?

Slant/Fin Baseline 2000 Baseboards will typically produce about 600 BTU's of heat per foot of baseboard with 180 degree water. When determining how much baseboard you need to heat your room, you will need to determine how many BTU's are needed and can divide by 600 to get how many feet of baseboard to install.

Slant/Fin Baseboard Heaters can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Copper pipe adapters

Copper pipe adapters get sweat onto copper pipe, whereas copper fitting adapters get sweat onto a copper fitting (which is usually connected to the copper pipe). If you want to take PEX straight to a copper pipe with no copper elbow, copper coupling or other copper fitting in between, you will need a PEX Copper Pipe Adapter. Be sure to use the PEX fitting that works with your PEX tool.

Copper pipe, PEX fittings and PEX adapters can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Polyethylene grease trap sizing

Though steel grease traps (GT2700 series) and polyethylene grease traps (GT2702 series) are both made by Zurn, they have slightly different sizing. For example, a GT2700-50 has a 4" inlet and outlet while a GT2702-50 has a 3" inlet and outlet. To be sure of the dimensions of your grease trap, check the product detail page for that individual grease trap.

Grease traps and grease interceptors can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

How does a mixing valve mix water?

A mixing valve takes water from 2 different sources and combines to send out a mixture of the two. You can set the mixing valve to a desired temperature between 80 and 120 degrees F for the outgoing water. The valve will then take the incoming water and combine them to create the desired temperature. For example, if you have 180 degree F water and 60 degree F water coming in, and you have set the valve for 80 degrees F, it will use more of the colder water and less of the hot to create the proper outgoing temperature. The percentages of each water source used will vary depending on the temperature of each and the set outgoing temperature.

Mixing valves and thermostatic mixing valves can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Thermostatic Radiator Valves

A thermostatic radiator valve works in hot water heating systems to self-regulate the temperature by regulating the flow of hot water to the radiator. Thermostatic radiator valves are subject to swings in temperature and are thus best used in large spaces where the temperature does not to be precise within a few degrees.

Thermostatic radiator valves and other heating supplies can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Regulating the pressure

Without an expansion tank, the pressure in your boiler will not be regulated and you run the risk of reaching dangerous pressure levels in the boiler. The most commonly used expansion tank for a home is the Extrol #30 made by Amtrol.

Expansion tanks can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Type K Copper Tubing

Type K Copper is a strong copper tubing most typically used in direct burial for main water lines and is also used in dentists' offices to transport nitrous oxide and other gases.

Copper pipe and copper tubing can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Energy efficient does not have to be expensive

You know that you will save money in the long run with energy efficient products like programmable thermostats. But with the Honeywell PRO Series, you do not have to spend much now to get those savings right away! Programmable thermostats allow you to turn the temperature down when you are not home, saving money and energy on heat when you will not even be around to miss it.

Programmable thermostats and Honeywell thermostats can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Rings and fittings for the Watts Clamping Tool

Clamping tools use different rings than crimping tools even though both types of tools use HydroPEX (or crimp-style) fittings. All clamping tools use stainless steel rings with a small tab jutting out the side. The jaws of your clamping tool are placed over the tab and the handles of the tool are squeezed together to secure the fitting. With a crimping tool, the rings used are circular and made of copper. The crimping tool's jaws are placed around the entirety of the copper ring and the handles get squeezed together to secure the fitting.
To recap- for clamping tools, use stainless steel clamps and for crimping tools, use copper crimp rings.

PEX Clamp Tools and PEX Crimp Tools can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Bringing PEX up a wall

To take PEX Tubing vertically up a floor (usually done in commercial applications), you will need a Stand-Up Bracket. Install your tubing in the stand up bracket and secure it every 3-4 feet up the wall until you reach the desired level.

Stand up brackets and other Radiant Heat Install Parts can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Blanketing your water heater saves energy

Water heaters are insulated, but you can always add to that. For a small investment, you can significantly reduce the amount of heat lost by the unit, particularly if your water heater is located in an unheated area. Make sure not to cover burners and to only insulate where it is safe and efficient.

Water heaters and Weil McLain Indirect Heaters can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Condensing Boilers

Condensing boilers feature much higher efficiency than standard boilers. Condensing boilers are designed to recover the energy normally lost through the vent. When water vapor builds up, a condensing boiler condenses this vapor instead of allowing it to escape, bringing it back into the boiler for use. Condensing boilers can function with up to 99% efficiency.

Buderus Condensing Boilers and Weil McLain Condensing Boilers can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Poppet style relief valves

Adjustable, direct-acting relief valves block the flow through the valve until the force of system pressure on the poppet overcomes the adjustable spring force and downstream pressure. Poppet style relief valves are available in 1/2" or 3/4".

Relief Valves and Watts Poppet Style Relief Valves can be found at www.supplyhouse.com

Controls for electric baseboard

QMark Electric Baseboard Heaters can be controlled using any line voltage thermostat. Popular choices include the non-programmable Honeywell TL7235A1003 and the programmable Honeywell TL8230A1003.

Electric Baseboard Heaters and Line Voltage Honeywell Thermostats can be found at www.supplyhouse.com