How to Lay Out a Mechanical Room | This Old House

[@Mario-fq5ws]

I feel like I've been watching these guys since the days of me staying home "sick" from school....im 26 years old now, these guys don't age!

[@meganely670]

I know right same here

[@benaxley2533]

I’m right there too. Grew up watching them with my parents

[@fomoco300k]

I’ve been watching for over 35 years and the show wasn’t new, then. I’ve seen them all age. Some have even retired or passed on.

[@kylel8287]

I'm 36 and remember watching these guys when I was a kid

[@peterpowers4851]

I was hoping he would come back and show it completed.

[@803mastiff9]

It is impressive to see a well laid out mechanical room.

[@res00xua]

Great show. I have supported for many years

[@odoroussmegma2191]

This is great now I know exactly how to hang a door properly. Thanks Richard!

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

so many people want to go cheap on the heating, air conditioning, plumbing and electric. glad to see someone wants it done right! thanks for the video gentlemen.

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

@Atlas Dankworth you get what you pay for. and when I'm paying, I only want to do it once!

[@RCinginSC]

I'm not positive, but there is probably sponsor incentives to help pay for this.

[@andrewwelch5668]

@@kurtzimmerman1637 High efficiency equipment requires A LOT more maintenance than the cheap stuff. All the money you're saving going green, the typical homeowner will spend on a maintenance contract with a company who knows how to keep the equipment running at tip-top condition. When the equipment breaks down (because we all know it doesn't last forever) you have to shell out big money for repairs or a replacement. Parts aren't very available for those tankless units in most of the suppliers I deal with...very limited supply.

[@kurtzimmerman1637]

@@andrewwelch5668 the people who buy they cheap crap never do any maintenance. I am a retired hvac contractor. they wait til it explodes!

[@channaban1365]

This is great for new construction or full remodel. Although the average customer doesn’t want you to do this on a finished house.

[@002mjr]

Love this video. Please follow up when done.

[@jonathankleinow2073]

Are boilers and baseboard heat common in new construction in the Northeast? I know this is a replacement and not a brand-new house, but I've never seen a house in the Midwest with radiators or baseboard heaters built since the 20s. Everything here seems to be forced air heat as part of the HVAC system, but maybe the availability of different fuel types, like natural gas vs. heating oil, accounts for the differences in equipment?

[@shenoyglobal]

Do you install in Florida?

[@TheRealInscrutable]

Hey Richard, what is the brand on your shirt? I love how those sleeves attach at the shoulder and need something like that myself.

[@jayhitek]

Richard looking slim. Good work man.

[@charlesdatri2318]

I get it (and good point highlighting the need for valves) but I wish Richard would address the issues created by the increased complexity of these systems. There's also the amount of space all this equipment takes up. How about a look back at some of your 15 yr old then state of the art installs to see how they're holding up?

[@Marcel_Germann]

Such systems are very common in Europe for decades now. Got such a system myself here, was installed in 2013. The only thing missing is the central station with the thermostat regulated valves. I have thermostat valves in the rooms, one for every radiator. These thermostats are very reliable, filled with a liquid or a gas and using the expansion and contraction of it to open or close the valve. With this I also have for every room a zone where I can have different temperatures. There are also electronic ones available, even controlled by a smartphone app or Apple/Google home automation systems, but they require batteries. The traditional systems do not... I also have such a water heater tank with a volume of 150 liters (~40 gallons), it works. I got a circulating line with a small pump on the point most far away from the tank. In my case that's the shower. Hot water immediately without any delay. The boiler is such a low temperature one too, and we also used the chimney as a chase to run the piping for the flue gas and the combustion air.

[@CarputingYT]

Love this channel.

[@fomoco300k]

If you understand, it means it was done well. Rich Tretheway

[@ubacow7109]

Wish they told u how to hang & frame the wall itself

[@heroknaderi]

Very convenient

[@bjornjoseph]

I would've sat through the entire install video

[@luismurrieta1299]

muy bien amigos saludos

[@PatrickDeschamps]

Wouldn't the logic be boiler -> water heater -> distribution? Does distribution uses water from tank or boiler? I don't get it.

[@rerolley]

In-floor heating uses water from the boiler in a closed loop. The tank provides hot water for the shower, dishwasher, hot water taps, etc. The water in the tank is heated by the boiler in a closed loop.

[@xcamposx79]

The water in a boiler system is not potable. The indirect water heater uses a heat exchanger to transfer the heat for the boiler water to the potable hot water in the tank so that the two water systems remain separate.

[@mahinshirazi7873]

We instal a water heater tankless after a couple years when we use it it's rattled so bad that the whole house is shaking and we can hear it from outside . Plz tell me what to do 🥲🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@seanh3563]

Hire a plumber

[@borys444]

Don’t use tankless, duh!!

[@borys444]

@@Kevin-mp5of I just did that with mine and it worked out pretty well..

[@borys444]

@@Kevin-mp5of learned that trick from u...a lot of rot inside that house..it needed to go

[@dazednconfusedrn]

@@borys444 I want to switch to tankless, I’m not a fan of my tank-style.

[@markblake1641]

How are you Kevin?

[@laminatedhalo]

Okay, but what did it look like done?

[@xcamposx79]

I would not use those manifolds for a new radiator install. And I would not use PEX for home run distribution cause it expands and contracts. Gotta use PEX-AL-PEX for radiators. Just based on the low loss header, they're going to use five circulators for this house (one at the boiler, and one for each zone)?? Why not just use one circulator, calculate which zone has the highest head, and install a pressure bypass? Less working components to fail and cheaper too.

[@GripK]

What is the engineering wildness and backwardness in the USA.

[@michaeljorden2457]

I guarantee the tradesmen hate Kevin. I watched an old episode last night and this clown had his tool belt in his shoulder and dirty work boots on as if……he probably scuffs them up at home to make them look worn.

[@maxmerton]

The “art of logic”? There’s probably some good advice in this video, but I can’t watch it owing to all the complete BS.