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"Radiant"

Radiant / Discussions

Can you convert from a gas boiler to electric with radiant heat?

1950's radiant heating system: convert gas boiler to electric? Gas boiler still chugging to heat home, but would like to switch away from gas and get solar pane...

Posted by Roger Stoller Jan. 14, 2025 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 1 response

What are the options for radiant heat with a slab on grade?

...radiant heating system that is built directly into the slab? Radiant heating is very comfortable, and there are really only minimal differences between the comf...

Posted by August Wehrmann Feb. 3, 2019 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 1 response

Should I replace my geothermal system with a gas boiler?

...radiant infloor heat in the basement and forced air heat on the main floor.  I met with the plumber and the heating guys 2 days ago and have been trying to sort...

Posted by Lawrence Brusnyk Oct. 31, 2018 Heat pumps, geothermal and AC 1 response

What is better for a small slab on grade foundation: water (glycol) or electrical radiant heat?

...radiant floor heating to better understand performance, cost, and efficiency. Then get a few quotes from local installers. Another option would be air heated ra...

Posted by Mark Dixon July 7, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 3 responses

How could I convert my hydronic gas heated floors to electric heated floors?

...radiant floor, I have one myself, so yes, electric radiant floor boilers exist.

Posted by Betty Potter-Collins June 7, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 3 responses

How do you install radiant floor heating in an old building?

...radiant slab on grade floor under and existing building would be to jack it up, (get this done professionally as it is not a safe DIY project) then build a slab...

Posted by Rob Doda March 19, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 2 responses

Can hydronic radiant heating be a complete heating solution for a home?

...radiant system can make the heat pump system superfluous.  I would like to hear some thoughts.  Radiant heat can be a complete heating solution for a home, but ...

Posted by Jeremy Peters Dec. 16, 2019 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 3 responses

What is the CFM and operating temperature on air heated radiant floors?

Hello,  Reading your article on air heated radiant floors and have a few questions: What is the cfm on such a system  (per loop or run)? What temp is run throug...

Posted by martin skibba Feb. 28, 2021 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 5 responses

How do you build an air heated concrete slab?

I am looking to build a bungalow in a moderate climate. Temperatures range from about 30 to 65 in the winter and about 45 to 75 in the summer. The house will be...

Posted by Matt Wisniewski Dec. 27, 2020 Passive solar home design

Which radiant floor heat is best?

...radiant floor heat, the efficiency isn’t affected as much by the delivery system, meaning whether it is an air heated floor, electric mat radiant floor, or liqu...

Posted by tony wolff Dec. 25, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 3 responses

Why are Legalett air heated floors better than electric mats?

...radiant heat mats which are electric and nothing is wasted heating the air

Posted by tony wolff Dec. 17, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized

Is solar air heating for a floor as efficient as solar hydronic?

...radiant floors, at least when they are heated with the same fuel. Meaning – a boiler heating water that is circulated through radiant tubing in a concrete floor...

Posted by Ryan Johnson Dec. 7, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 2 responses

We are looking to build a slab on grade, do we need radiant heat?

We are looking to build a slab on grade addition and were wondering wether it was necessary to install in floor radiant heat. We received a quote from Legalett ...

Posted by Scott Self Sept. 21, 2020 Delivery: radiant, forced-air and decentralized 2 responses

What is the best underfloor insulation type for radiant floor heat?

...radiant infloor heating we can probably help you out but we’d need more info first - what is below, a crawl space or a full basement? And is it heated or unheat...

Posted by David Irwin July 12, 2020 Heating and cooling 1 response

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