Video and Photo Instruction Webpages
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Planning
Determine your heat load needs- wizard (links to another site)
What flooring can I use? Or how to retrofit my existing home?
What Heat Source is Right For my home when using a HUG Hydronics System?
Should I use a Regular Thermostat or a Smart Thermostat for my HUG Hydronics system?
How do I layout PEX pipes?
Where to place your HUG Hydronics Unit?
What Tools do I need to install my HUG Hydronics system?
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Installation
White Board (Rev 18) Installation
- Step 1 - Connecting Your System
- Step 2 - Connecting Your Thermostats
- Step 3 - Board Settings
- Step 4 - Purging Your PEX
- Step 5 - Final Steps
Legacy (Rev 15)
Complete Installation Video:
- Pre-Installation Check List
- Step 1- Hooking up hoses and pipes
- Step 2- Connecting the thermostat(s)
- Step 3- Fill the tank
- Step 4- Selecting settings and Power up
- Step 5
- Step 6- Adjust thermostats, heaters and final checks
30 second How to videos to narrow in on the topic of choice:
Installing a Combi-Boiler Adaptor
How to install a Navien Heater Kit
How to install a Rinnai Heater Kit
How to Pressure Test my PEX tubes
Why do I need to Use Clamps on my HUG Hydronics system?
How to Connect your HUG Hydronics Pumps to your PEX Tubing
How to Attach a Water Heater to Your HUG Hydronics System
What's a Jumper? and how do I Use it in my HUG Hydronics system?
How to Connect Your Thermostat to your HUG Hydronics Control Board
How to Assign Zones on the Control Board
How to Prioritize Heat Zones on your HUG Hydronics System
What do the Indicator Lights Mean on your HUG Hydronics Control Board?
When to include Glycol Antifreeze in Your HUG Hydronics System
How to Purge the Air from your PEX Hoses (This one may take longer than 30 seconds
What's the Overflow Port on the back of my HUG Hydronics system?
Using a RIB Relay
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Trouble Shooting/Maintance
How to change a Fuse on your HUG Hydronics System
Replacing your Power Supply
Replacing a Control Board
Replacing a Water Sensor
Yearly Recommended Maintenance (w/o antifreeze)
2x/Yearly Maintenance with antifreeze
Adding a new pump
Trouble Shooting your Water Heater
Didn't answer your questions? email support@hugllc.com
Instructions & Spec Sheets for the HUG Hydronics In-floor Heating
This page has various files, references, links, and downloadable files to go along with the HUG Hydronics in-floor heating system
The Idea behind the revolutionary new HUG Hydronics In-floor Heating System
HUG Hydronics™ as an alternative solution for in-floor heat systems
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - Answers to lots of common things we've been asked about this novel in-floor heating system.
How Many BTUs do you need?
Floor Heat Tubing (Layout Guide pdf 63kb) - If you don't want to use our special Holey Hose Holder to handle all the loop ends in an organized way, you can download this free pdf file with suggestions on how to bring your loop ends for your in-floor heating system up in a tidy, convenient arrangement that will fit behind the tank and stay organized.
Installing Pex Tubing for Concrete Slab Underfloor Heating A great reference on how to install the heat tubes in concrete including insulation considerations for a hydronics in-floor heating system.
The Dos and Don'ts of Hydronic System Glycol An article on the best practices for using antifreeze in a Hydronic in floor heating system.
Advantages of radiant heat by Richard D. Watson This article is reprinted from Fine Homebuilding June-July 1992
Hugh the Ducky's Guides to HUG Hydronics in-floor heating systems
Hugh the Ducky take the "What the quack!?" out of the hydronic in-floor heating techno-babble and replaces it with simply easy to understand pictures and directions.
Find more information on in-floor hydronics heating by Hugh the Ducky on his Blog.
Have a system and need help? email support@hugllc.com
Downloadables
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Hugh's How To Slide Shows
HUG Hydronics Installation Manual- full directions for installing the HUG Hydronics In-floor Heating System
HUG's Holey Hose Holder Installation Guide PDF step by step instructions on how to use the HUG Holey Hose Holder for the HUG Hydronics In-floor heating system.
Elbow Kit Instructions- PDF for use the HUG Hydronics in-floor heating system.
Electric Water Heater Instructions for installing with the HUG Hydronics unit
Gas Heater Instructions for installing with the HUG Hydronics unit