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secondfloorloft: I just received my radiant flooring and it just came with a standard thermostat. I would like to have the option of having a timer on it, so I can program it to turn on and off when needed. Can I go out and buy any thermostat/timer for the flooring?Comment please!
Does radiant heat take the warm water from the hot water tank?
RJKephart: My hot water tank seems to be getting cold fast and I have radiant heat at the house. The tank is about 10 years old.Give us your opinion
Can I remove soffits attached to a radiant heated ceiling without disturbing the circuit for the heat system?
designguru: I want to remodel a house with radiant ceiling heat. If I disturb any of the ceiling panels it may blow the whole heating system for the entire house. How can this be prevented?Tell us what you think!
How to clean carpet above radiant heat coils in condo? Any particular method?
SeekingAnswers: My condo uses radiant heat, where the heat rises from sub-flooring coils, attached to a boiler in a large apartment building. Is there a specific way the carpet should be cleaned to avoid damaging the coils? Or can I use any type of carpet cleaning service? There were problems in the past when carpet [...]
I would like to get advice on radiant heat?
diane w: We are thinking of getting radiant heat in our bathroom. I wanted to hear the pro’s and con’s of this type of heating.Give us your opinion
What is the most efficient heating source for radiant floor heating?
Bill F: I am replacing a twenty year old steam boiler and steam radiators to a radiant floor system. I am so confused by the number of choices to heat the water for this system. I could use a traditional boiler, a tankless hot water heater, or even a wall hung combination boiler and tankless [...]
Radiant heat in a concrete garage floor?
clintanjunior: I am looking for information on installing pipe in a concrete floor for radiant heat. I am planning on using plastic coil pipe connected to a gas water heater with a circulator pump. Has anyone done this? What should I do or what shouldn’t I do? Any tips? Thank you.Give us your opinion
Radiant Floor Heating. How do I get more heat?
Mr. Spin: Here’s a diagram… http://home.comcast.net/~kierchar/radflr.jpg I get 160 degree water in the injection loop (1/2″ cooper tubing loop on diagram). Maybe the 1/2″ pipe is too small. Would 3/4″ work, or defeat the purpose? I can’t seem to get no more than 80-85 degree water, supplying the zones. Any suggestions? It has been 4 [...]
If a house is already built, is it possible then to install radiant floor heating?
netboy12121: also what steps must be taken to install radiant floor heating?Tell us what you think!
What needs to go between hot water radiant floor heating and vinyl floor covering?
Tikhon C: I’m redoing my kitchen from the floor up. I will have a 3/4″ sub floor, then hot water tubes running through aluminum channels. This leaves a surface that is very flat, with just small unevenness at each tube. Is it enough to lay 1/4″ plywood over that, then the vinyl flooring? Or does [...]
I would like to know if someone can tell me how effective radiant heating is?
sunny: It gets real cold where I live in the winter. The only heat I have are “space heaters” which only heat what is directly in front of them. I also have a wood pellet burning stove, that seems to be o.k., but only in the room where it is, the heat doesn’t circulate throughout [...]
How does my radiant heat work?
Jane M: We bought a house recently, it’s about 30 years old. We never asked the previous owners how to use the heat, stupid yes I know! It has central air that was installed about 15 years ago, the vents are in the ceiling, duct work in the attic/crawlspace. Now, the heat. There are thermostats [...]
My radiant heating system takes a very long time to heat the house. Is there a way to speed up the process?
Jon: I bought a weekend house last fall with radiant heat and mostly wide-plank pine wood floors. To save energy in the winter I turn the heat down to 45-50 degrees when I leave on Sunday night. I turn the heat back up on Friday evenings but it can take over 24 hours just to [...]
Radiant floor heating?
coater_dude: Can radiant floor heating be installed in the concrete pour, then after concrete has sufficiently cured (28 days) can a resinous coating, such as a epoxy/polyurethane floor coating be installed on a floor that will later be radiant heated. My concern is that these coatings are very moisture intolerant. Does radiant floor products, create [...]
I have radiant floor heating. Without power, will my pipes freeze in the basement with no heat available?
beakster505: My house was built 3 years ago with radiant floor heating in my basement which is living quarters. In the event of a power outage during a winter storm, my heating system would not run. What I need is ball park figure of the time that it would take to start freezing the water [...]
(NEW) Radiant Heating, good and bad, and what is a good cost per square foot cost?
joblow: I guess I should have been more specific! As in hot water R.H. by using PEX tubing?Give us your opinion
Will radiant heating on porcelain ceramic floor of bathroom raise the market value of house?
Benjie C: Adding an electric radiant heating on flooring is an option in remodelling a bathroom. By how much will it increase the market value of the property? Any disadvantage of radiant heating on floor?Please comment!
Radiant floor heating – what to do specifically before pouring concrete slab in basement?
JimM: What must be done right before pouring the concrete? Is it just about placing the pipes and tying them? What about the pressure test kit… Is it necessary and how do I set it up?Give us your opinion
Is it efficient to get a tankless water heater when you have radiant heating that runs off the hot water tank?
SisterSue: I should add – we have electricity, no gas available. The radiant heating is in the ceiling.Tell us what you think!
What would cause tile flooring to feel hot? A few tiles in my l’room feel hot. I don’t have radiant heating.
Van C: I have a sunken living room. I just walked through there with no shoes on and notice that several tiles feel hot, not just warm, but actually hot! I’m theorizing that it could be hot water pipes, but the hot tiles don’t actually run the length of the room. Help!! Who would I [...]
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