[Greenbuilding] concrete radiant floor leak

[Clarke Olsen]

You may just have air trapped in that line. Disconnect it and try  
pressure to get through before doing anything drastic.
Clarke Olsen

On Dec 5, 2006, at 11:28 PM, Dick Gallien wrote:

> Poured a 2,000 sq. ft. radiant floor, with pressure on the tubing and  
> it has worked fine for 4 winters. Gambled last winter, pouring a  
> 44'X40' garage floor, with no pressure.  The tubing is on 2" of foam,  
> covered with 2" of sand and 5" of concrete.  One of 4 loops must've  
> been completely severed, since air goes in, but none makes the loop.   
> I heat the building with an uninsulated outdoor woodboiler inside the  
> building and have plenty of heat, but has anyone heard of a way to  
> pinpoint the break, so I can saw through the concrete and splice the  
> dead loop?
>
> Thanks, Dick
>
> Dick Gallien
> 22501 East Burns Valley Road
> Winona  MN  55987
> dickgallien at msn.com  [507]454-3126
> www.thewinonafarm.com
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