Radiant Floor Heat Plates

http://go.askthebuilder.com/NewsletterSignup founder, Tim Carter discusses new radiant floor heating technology - Transfer Plates.
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[eozen81]

Hey Tim, since I am out of US and not familiar with this basement included houses, just out of my curiosity what is the source of that hot water in the tubes?

[AsktheBuilder]

@eozen81 a boiler. You'd be stunned how small it is. I'll be taping that video of the boiler possibly this weekend. It's about the size of a large backpack you might use for a week in the back country.

[eozen81]

@AsktheBuilder wow, a boiler and that small. I will be waiting for that review Tim, but sorry to ask again but where that water comes from, I mean what is the point on pumping water forever to boiler and through to basement tubes? Is it less expensive compared to standard heating or am I missing something?

[AsktheBuilder]

@eozen81 You're missing two things: #1 BTu heat loss in the house is what it is. You decide how to create and distribute the BTus lost. #2. Once you experience the LUXURY of radiant heat, you'll NEVER EVER chose another system.

[eozen81]

@AsktheBuilder I got it now. But from cost/budget perspective I believe water bills + electricity bills should be considered before to go with this system right? Because I presume that, luxury might be superb but bills should be superb as well for radiant heat compared to Btu heat :)

[AsktheBuilder]

@eozen81 No no no. There is no water loss. It's a closed loop system. The boiler is 90+ percent efficient. I highly recommend we stop going back and forth. Please go to my AsktheBuilder website - the dot com one. READ all my past columns on Radiant Heat, Heat Gain, Heat Loss, etc. Then much of this discussion will make sense. Whenever you have a question ALWAYS go to my website for in-depth information.

[semco72057]

I love that idea although I had not seen any radiant heater tubing in upper flooring before like in Illinois.

[youmrdaddy1]

Hey Tim, I'm surprised that it took this long for the technology to evolve. I installed my first sytem in a mountain home above Boulder in 94'. We stapled the 1/2 inch tubes to the top of the sub floor and installed fur strips to keep the flooring above the lines. Great video!

[MrTeejk]

we used a different product on new construction (self-installed). the tubing hangs 3" below sub-floor. 8" aluminum "fins" are clamped onto the tubing. requires insulation below to create an pocket of hot air. ours fires from a state of the art modulating boiler...no storage tank). 6 separate zones requiring manifolds since there is a limit to length of run on any particular loop. while the heat is nice, the materials are EXPENSIVE. would do something else if I ever did it again.

[freespeachrulez]

Could something like this be retrofitted into a manufactured home over a crawl space And then put the insulation and vapor barrier back on or would you loose heat in the crawl space?

[fronchfries]

There is a gap between the pex and metal

[sljs1010]

What about he expansion and contraction of the plastic pipe rubbing against the metal over time. Caused by the water warming and cooling for the space Won't it wear a hole in the pipe?

[MRSketch09]

Its neat to see this technology integrated into the house.. Its like an Anti Radiator. Spreading heat instead of dissipating it.

[eozen81]

@AsktheBuilder OOps sorry Tim, as I told you it's not a common practice in my Turkey that's why I jumped asking things without reading your website, ok I got that my friend. Thanks a lot. You are amazing like always and make us learn lots of things day by day.