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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
Blaine,
You don't hear water moving through the pipes in a hot water system. I
already have hot water heat, but it is via big cast iron radiators. I
would prefer heating through the floor rather than big clunky, ugly,
radiators. It is a more comfortable heat, and they say you can actually
: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
under tile. Well, starting from the bottom, I have the plywood subfloor,
the heating mats, Kerdi membrane, and tile.
I think the mats I got, if you put it under wood, you need to put a layer of
thinset over the mats first, then glue the wood down, or use
it to
a Home Depot, they sell it there.
Michael
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Tom Hodges
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:44 AM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
You don't have
Dan, was it hot water heat in the floors in the original Levit town
homes on Long Island most are what are called a Cape cod styled home.
. we have the same here in tis neighborhood but non have heat in the
floors. Lee
On Thu,
Feb
25, 2010 at 08:01:42AM -0500, Dan Rossi wrote:
also for those who live out inthe woods a littleyou might have a
hot water heat system inside the home in the floors orradiators
and as well down the drive way if one was using a outdoor wood
furnace. We have one such cousin who builds and sells log homes. He
has enough
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
, February 24, 2010 10:16 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
Well, it takes half a day to thaw a 20 pound turkey in my house at 72
degrees F. My patio weighs about 11 tons and is sitting on frost that
penetrates about 4 feet and just now
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
also for those who live out inthe woods a little you might have a
hot water heat system inside the home in the floors or radiators
and as well down the drive way if one was using
Very nice set of calculations, but you missed one issue. You only
accounted for heating the top 1.5 inches of concrete to 32F. It won't
work that way. If the surface of the concrete is 0F, and the ground is
0F, when the heating elements kick on, they will dump just as much heat
into the top
in the south no doubt but they don't work here.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
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From: Michael baldwin
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:01 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
The ground does
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
of it in
an environmentally friendly way either.
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 10:49 AM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating
I've been doing a lot of research into heated floors. There are two main
kinds of radiant floors, electric or hydronic (water). You can bury pipes
in the cement floor, or place them in the joist bays beneath a wood floor,
then use hot water flowing through the pipes to heat the floor.
You
not be
all that bad.
Michael
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Dan Rossi
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:03 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
I've been doing a lot
Mike,
Don't you live in Florida? Or do Ihave the wrong Mike?
You are correct though. 50 watts per square foot isn't too bad. Say you
do a three foot wide, by 10 foot long section, that would be about 1.5KW
for the 240 volt matts. So, 1.5KWH around here would cost about 30 cents
an hour to
: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
Mike,
Don't you live in Florida? Or do Ihave the wrong Mike?
You are correct though. 50 watts per square foot isn't too bad. Say you
do a three foot wide, by 10 foot long section, that would be about 1.5KW
for the 240 volt matts. So, 1.5KWH around
OK Mike,
Then it sounds like the electric mats aren't as bad as I thought. Are you
just using them as a comfort heat source and not a primary heat source?
Are they thermostatically controlled or do you turn them on and off when
you want the heat?
I've been looking at hydronic for a primary
-Original Message-
From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Michael baldwin
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:51 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
Nope, this Mike lives in Central Nebraska
Of Dan Rossi
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:57 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
OK Mike,
Then it sounds like the electric mats aren't as bad as I thought. Are you
just using them as a comfort heat source and not a primary heat source
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Dave Andrus
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:58 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
Hi Michael,
Your radient flooring that warms the floor. Did you
, February 24, 2010 9:17 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
I installed the SunTouch brand in our last house, and it was great on the
feet. It didn't raise our electric bill by any noticeable difference. I
installed 45 square feet on a 120 volt system. After the tiles were
: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
OK Mike,
Then it sounds like the electric mats aren't as bad as I thought. Are you
just using them as a comfort heat source and not a primary heat source?
Are they thermostatically controlled or do you turn them on and off when
you want the heat
.
Michael
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From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:27 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
I don't believe that for a moment
That is about 3 bucks a night or 90 bucks a month.
- Original Message -
From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:24 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
Mike,
Don't you live in Florida? Or do Ihave
Blaine
- Original Message -
From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:02 PM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
I've been doing a lot of research into heated floors. There are two main
kinds of radiant floors, electric or hydronic
24, 2010 9:35 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
under floor electric heat isn't bad considering the general cost of electric
heat. Usually it is in a small room, a bathroom which might be a hundred or
so square feet 25% or more of which
was laid on
insulation.
If I was Han Solo I'd probably pet my wookie
- Original Message -
From: Michael baldwin
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:44 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
Then go to
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On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:38 PM
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
That is about 3 bucks a night or 90 bucks a month.
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From: Dan Rossi
To: blindhandyman
...@yahoogroups.com
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From: Michael baldwin mbaldwin...@gmail.com
To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
I installed the SunTouch brand in our last house, and it was great on the
feet
:26 PM
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Radiant floor heating.
I don't believe that for a moment.
If it is below freezing it is going to take a lot of heat just to raise
the temperature of the surface above freezing. A cement walkway has a lot
of mass to bring up to temperature
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