Folding clothes drying rack

[Brian Harnett]

A simple quick project I made this weekend for hanging wet winter ware next to the woodstove, good use of scrap.

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[Brady Watson]

Sweet! I could use one of them this week! ;)

-B

[scottp55]

Nice adaptation Brian:)
off-topic; How's the hydronic working in the shop? Be glad you went vertical panels...I've got a 32' greenhouse shaped snowdrift and no place for the snow to slide off to and melting days seem to be a ways away:(

[Brian Harnett]

Scott, the hydronic system is working great, better than I expected, I have made a few changes nothing big just learning experience, I added another tank should have had a tank that holds the entire system I developed an air leak somewhere in one of the top panel connections, not enough to leak the antifreeze but enough to let the water bleed back overnight. Had a puddle on the floor one morning. Of course after adding more tank capacity the air leak has now gone away, Murphy's law.

I also added a divider in the tank hot water from the panel goes to the floor pumps and cold from the floor goes into the panels.

Other than that it works great getting more sunny days so the floor is warming nicely gets up to 60 slab temp once in a while mostly stays in the high 50s the unheated areas are 42. Will be adding another big panel for next year.

[scottp55]

Sounds Good! :)
If temps let up a little, you'll be in the zone.
Normally this time of year, my greenhouse would be 65-75F on sunny days with a fan blowing into the house, BUT... (should have built taller than 4' kicker wall)
Still glad for propane fired hydronic except for the fact that they deliver tomorrow IF I can shovel a path:( 1.5 hours and I've barely made a dent where the shovel is and propane tank is 15' beyond that. Wheelchair shoveling S**** :)
once snow slides off steel roof I'll lose my big windows too:( A lot to be said for vertical panels and an active system.
House is beginning to look like "Bearclaw's" from "Jeremiah Johnson" (Had that in the back of my mind while designing it)
Stay warm.
scott