...heating solution for a home, but to do so successfully there are considerations. Any radiant floor heating system (gas or electric, hydronic or radiant air heat...
...hydronic floor, moving purposely heated water in the radiant tubing to help balance the excess heating. My understanding was that the unheated water in the tubi...
...heating/cooling of this house? I should have two heating sources, I've heard.
Some options:
-Mr. Slim ductless system with a zone for each floor?
-hydroni...
...heating systems that you will need to choose between, that is either hydronic (liquid), electric wires, or air-heated floors. The only way the wall system becom...
...hydronic radiant cooling advanced enough to be a viable, cost effective option for an average 2300 sq ft residential house? Hydronic radiant cooling can be done...
I'm looking to buy a house build on a slab-on-grade . What should I be looking for in terms of insulation? Thanks, Terry Where is the house, and do you know ho...
Posted by terry northcottMarch 25, 2019, 11:02 a.m.Slab on Grade1 Responses
I will be building a house in Atlin, BC (zone 3), and was hoping to have a wood stove as back up heat for my hydronic slab on grade in addition to the aethstet...
I saw the article on the CaGBC site regarding the Edelweiss house where it indicated "a hydronic radiant floor and an air source heat pump". Can you post more ...
...heating and cooling in the first place. It is also fairly open, and it has hydronic radiant floors for backup heating, so a ductless mini-split heat pump is suf...
Posted by Dave NuttallJuly 6, 2019, 9:42 a.m.Mechanical systems1 Responses
...heating tubes, mesh and rebar of course) but not wood. A wooden structure would sit on top, above grade where it can dry properly.
If you are chemically sensi...
Posted by Margot SimonotMay 20, 2019, midnightSlab on Grade1 Responses
...hydronic floor can be powered by either electricity or gas, so any difference in operational cost would be determined by your local gas and electricity rates. Q...
Hello,
I’m designing a FPSF in Southern Vermont (AFI 2300). I want to fully insulate the radiant slab by including 4″ XPS under the footings but this seems t...
Posted by Jon PianaApril 15, 2019, 8:45 a.m.Slab on Grade1 Responses
...heating protection.
As for directing solar-heated water to your garage in the winter when you aren’t using your pool, that would significantly complicate matt...
...heating, or the air system that Legalett uses. I am also wondering how much rebar should be in a slab on grade floor and if it's okay to have the perimeter touc...
