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Am I wasting my money, or is there a benefit to putting radiant floor heat in the basement floor of my new house that I’m building? The basement floor is approx. 2 feet below the frost line.
I am interested in having an expensive ceramic floor installed in my kitchen, and am hooked on the idea of having radiant flooring installed. Has anyone had any experience with Thermosoft products? Does anyone have any general ‘buyer beware’ advice about the entire concept of radiant flooring?
We’re remodeling a house that has a rec room with a concrete slab floor. We do not want to have carpeting and I thought of installing a radiant heat system if that would be feasible. Or would we be better off with just using baseboard heaters? Thanks for your help.
We’re looking to build a new home and we’re contemplating having radiant floor heat installed throughout the property. Right now, the plan is for ~1500 sq ft, one story, probably with a crawl space in Northern California (not extreme temperatures).
What are the key things we should be taking into consideration as we design/cost the project?
What is the “best” source for the heat? Presumably, tankless water heaters (on-demand) are cheaper for overall hot water. Are they suited (if sized correctly) for this type of application too?
We just installed a radiant floor heating system and our plumber tells us that a regular thermostat is in fact more efficient than a programmable one, because it doesn’t have to use a lot of energy to get the water hot again. We installed a high efficient munchkin boiler. Thoughts?