Who tried heating by heating tape?

[Christophe]

A hydraulic stove ... is a boiler in some ways right?

For the look frankly, we can not answer for you ... for example, classic pre-war style cast iron radiators will not go at all in a "modern" decor in addition they are super expensive ... well tastes and colors ...

A steel radiator will be more design and allows to make the low temperature more easily.

Look on the side ofacova it will give you idea of ​​nice design.

[Philippe Schutt]

Depending on the configuration of the house, it may not be necessary to put radiators, but just one or two hot air vents judiciously placed ...

[wol]

well no, unfortunately, it's an old house with badly placed rooms, separated by small entrances ... we need radiators, at least for two rooms and indeed for the room above the kitchen a vent hot air will be able to go ... any advice for radiators then? Thanks a lot for your help !

[Philippe Schutt]

Steel radiators, not aluminum.
Then they are characterized by a power, just like electric radiators. so you need to define the power required in each room, depending on the surfaces and materials of your exterior walls.
there are calculators on the internet, and comparison with similar houses also helps.

[Rabbit]

And do you think that with the pipes that are screwed and not welded, we can do this installation without a plumber?

These systems exist of course but are quite expensive.
The easiest way is to learn how to solder with lead (Sn / Pb or Ag / Pb).
It is really not complicated. It is necessary to scrape well with a wool
steel or stainless steel (I prefer stainless steel) the end of the welding pipe.
Then to avoid having to use more or less products
practical but expensive, I brush the part to be welded with phosphoric acid *.
After that all that remains is to fit the pieces, heat and apply
lead. The trick is to learn not to overheat.
In the event of a leak, purge (always respect a slope
minimum with steam traps), apply phophoric acid, heat
gently and apply lead.
Since I discovered this acid, plumbing has become a
pleasure.
Don't forget to wipe off the excess lead with an old cloth
cotton to make a nice finish. After welding I clean the
solder with a wet sponge to remove the remaining acid.

By the way to braze the stainless steel al tin pewter / silver it is the same
thing.

The most important thing is to have a quality pipe cutter, and
a good blowtorch.

* Phosphoric acid must have a concentration of 75% if I
I remember well. He is in a hardware store.

[Philippe Schutt]

lead or tin? the rolls of solder wire found are tin. tin + lead for a melting temperature of 180 ° (usually for electricity), tin + copper for a temperature of 220 ° for copper piping

[elephant]

I confirm what Rabbit says: it is not really difficult: you have to play the capillary action and apply the solder to the hot part: if the solder does not become liquid instantly, it is because the part is not enough hot and the solder will not hold. For hot water pipes, I recommend welding with 5% silver instead.
For phosphoric acid, I use a ready-made gel with a small brush integrated into the cap.

[Rabbit]

lead or tin?

In fact Sn / Pb for soldering heating water and Sn / Ag for
sanitary water welds. But in fact I do everything in SN / Ag.
It saves me from being wrong, I sometimes get distracted.
When I say lead it is by abuse of language, it will have to say
Filler metal in tin / silver alloy ax%. But good it quickly becomes
heavy as much to say lead soldering. It is quickly said and understood by all.
When it comes time to go into details we specify
the type of filler metal.

To return to phosphoric acid, this makes it possible to fluidify
filler metal in addition to stripping.

[Christophe]

A TV show must have talked about it at the moment because a search spike on the term "heating band" was noted ...

Anyone know what show it is?

[Forhorse]

It's on M6 D & Co broadcast last night