A Milestone Tonight in Dundas!

Here's the heart of the hot water system, that's the hot water heater at left. The manifold, above, regulates and
distributes the hot water in the orange tubes that run throughout the house.

The hardest part of installing the new in-floor hot-water heating system in Jennifer's Old House was running the plastic hoses under the wood floors. The trickiest part was today, installing the manifold and making the system work. Malcom got it done today -- with a little consult from Joe, but as you read this, warm water is circulating in the Old House, gradually bringing it up to temperature. It will take more time and more work to get the final set up in place, but today was a milestone.

Today's hero: Malcom the Manifold Manager

 Jen writes from a celebration in a bar somewhere in Dundas: "It's crazy but the heat is on! Thanks to Malcom for putting the board together!!! And Joe for helping to figure out how it should work. And Jeanine and Tasha and Greg for helping to install the piping!! And Stan and etc... For installing a floor for me to put it in!"

Jennifer will be able to shut down her inefficient electric radiators as the hot water system takes over. There's still plenty of winter left to give it a good test.