Hi Lee,
These days they usually use PEX. PEX is a form of cross linked polyethylene
pipe which can be laid down in long loops and being somewhat flexible can be
bent without requiring joints.
It is quite resilient.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
----- Original Message -----
From: Lee A. Stone
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
Lets just say someone was to build a home on a slab they call a
floating slab. is there a pipe that wqill last thru the changees or
shifting ??Lee
On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 01:31:21PM -0500, Dan Rossi
wrote:
> Lee,
>
> Yes, many of those homes did get radiant floors. However, it was a poor
> attempt. They used the wrong materials, and most of those homes developed
> leaks because of the cement eating up the Copper pipes. To fix the leaks
> you had to jack hammer up the floor, fix the leak, then pour a patch.
> These floors were poured slabs with the pipes embedded in the slab.
>
> My dad made a lot of money off of fixing those leaks.
>
> --
> Blue skies.
> Dan Rossi
> Carnegie Mellon University.
> E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu
> Tel: (412) 268-9081
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