Posted by johnlobb on November 19, 2012 at 05:54:50 from (67.142.181.23):
In Reply to: Radiant Floor Heat posted by edj856 on November 18, 2012 at 19:04:12:
I was a vice president of the Michigan Radiant Panel Association, and represented Slant Fin in Michigan. Insulation on the edge of the slab and under the slab is essential. I heard some horror stories when no insulation was used in a radiant installation. One do-it-youselfer in the upper peninsula of Mich found out he was heating the world when the ground 3 feet all around his home never froze in the winter and he had $300 a month LP bills (12 yrs ago). There have been studies that have found up to 50% savings in the heat bill in certain instances. Look at the picture posted of the even heating, with scorched air, you are heating the ceiling and upper walls and losing many BTU"s that way. I see many of you have found out how excellent radiant heat is. There is no more comfy or frugal way to heat almost anything. More info is available at Dan Holohan"s website, heatinghelp.com. Dan has a book there available written for the layperson on radiant heat and other books on hot water and steam boilers and heating. This type of heat can be retrofitted to many structures as well.
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